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You do realize criminals don't get to pick which crimes they're charged with, right?

• divs1210 5y ago
  There's something called "motive" that highly influences the course and outcome of a legal case.
  • true_religion 5y ago
    Could they still end up treated like terrorists? Totally. Some drug lords are still called terrorists even though their only goal is monopoly control of the cocaine market by any means necessary. But their loudly and public disclaiming all intent to harm puts them a huge step away from being terrorists in the public’s eyes. Even if the government designates them so, they still have to make a case as to why money should be spent in going after them instead of criminals the population actually cares about.
    • gruez 5y ago
      >Some drug lords are still called terrorists even though their only goal is monopoly control of the cocaine market by any means necessary. 1. who's calling them terrorists? Some shmuck off the street? Some writer for a tabloid? People on wallstreetbets think that hedge funds are "financial terrorists", doesn't mean they are. 2. drug lords can absolutely engage in actual terrorist activities, eg. "we will attack innocent civilians unless you stop arresting us".
      • true_religion 5y ago
        You know. I looked it up, and it seems that there was a plan by Trump to list the Mexican cartels as terrorist orgs, but it never went through. Now Biden is being asked to do the same. So seems my example was wrong. Whoops.