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> One of those folks already tried to take out the PM No he didn't. According to your article, he had a death wish of sorts and wanted to be shot dead so as to

• woodruffw 3y ago
  That would be the "suicide" part in the phrase "murder-suicide." I think it's accurate to say that someone trying to get themselves killed for performing a political assassination is, in fact, perform attempting said assassination.
  • fakedang 3y ago
    It isn't when the guy seems to have shown no intentions of attacking the PM. He thought he'd be treated as a threat because of storming the PM's residence grounds with guns, and shot dead, but when that didn't happen, he barely escalated that in any form. He barely even bothered to try getting into the house. That's a guy trying to make national news, not a would-be assassin.
    • twisteriffic 3y ago
      Two questions. Why did he bring ammunition if his only intent was to be shot on arrival? And why are you carrying so much water for a terrorist?
      • fakedang 3y ago
        A.) So that he's perceived as a threat and actually gets shot immediately. B.) Because calling that terrorism is a corruption of the word. By that metric, Tibetan monks and the Tunisian guy setting themselves on fire are terrorists and not ardent protesters
    • woodruffw 3y ago
      Most perpetrators of political violence are trying to make the news. I’m not claiming that this guy was some sort of killing machine, but I do think you’re carving the joints on these categories too finely.