“Stochastic terrorism” is a made up term, meant to give the extremely online a mechanism to ascribe group blame to a tragic event perpetrated by a deranged indi

“Stochastic terrorism” is a made up term, meant to give the extremely online a mechanism to ascribe group blame to a tragic event perpetrated by a deranged individual. It’s an awesomely Orwellian term, because now people who commit otherwise random violence can be charged with terrorism if the state so chooses.