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Government institutions were targeted. Isn't that enough? Does the perpetrator's purpose have to be intuited to make it a heinous crime? It's hard to distingui
by JoeAltmaier 4y ago
Government institutions were targeted. Isn't that enough? Does the perpetrator's purpose have to be intuited to make it a heinous crime?
It's hard to distinguish between this act and a 'legitimate' terrorist act. Same result for you and me.
- delecti 4y agoYou're moving the goalpost to include severity or terribleness. It doesn't make it more or less heinous, but part of the definition of terrorism includes motive. It's just like how a world leader's jilted ex-lover killing them for personal reasons doesn't make it an assassination just because they're a world leader.