A handy guide for the next terrorist attack in the U.S.

[Fern]

Wasn't the Fort Hood shooting declared to not be an act of terrorism? Might be remembering wrong.

The Obama admin decided to label it as "workplace violence" thus denying benefits etc to the victims. Everybody else knows it was terrorism.

Fern

 

[fskimospy]

100% of terrorism ends in deaths or dismemberment. If it doesn't kill or seriously hurt anybody, it's not terrorism, it's simply "property damage".

So you think the firebombing of abortion clinics isn't terrorism if it doesn't kill anyone?

Really?

 

[ElFenix]

100% of terrorism ends in deaths or dismemberment. If it doesn't kill or seriously hurt anybody, it's not terrorism, it's simply "property damage".

mailing ricin to government offices is certainly terrorism despite no one having been hurt.

change to "if it doesn't have a substantial chance of killing or seriously injuring somebody" (other than the graffiti guy falling off his ladder, at least)

 

[Fenixgoon]

this just in:

terrorists like to target densely populated areas, and they could theoretically be anyone!!

in other news, the sky is blue and water is wet.

 

[nextJin]

The Obama admin decided to label it as "workplace violence" thus denying benefits etc to the victims. Everybody else knows it was terrorism.

Fern

Out of curiosity what benefits exactly?

Did they not get the normal Military death benefits?

http://usmilitary.about.com/od/theorderlyroom/l/blcasualty.htm

 

[Fern]

Out of curiosity what benefits exactly?

Did they not get the normal Military death benefits?

http://usmilitary.about.com/od/theorderlyroom/l/blcasualty.htm

I've never been in the military, so I know little about such benefits. But here's an article mentioning it:

Munley and dozens of other victims have now filed a lawsuit against the military alleging the "workplace violence" designation means the Fort Hood victims are receiving lower priority access to medical care as veterans, and a loss of financial benefits available to those who injuries are classified as "combat related."

Some of the victims "had to find civilian doctors to get proper medical treatment" and the military has not assigned liaison officers to help them coordinate their recovery, said the group's lawyer, Reed Rubinstein.

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/fort-hood-hero-obama-betrayed-victims/story?id=18465024#.UXX1h0rMSho

Fern

 

[ichy]

Haha they consider painting a building or attaching a sign a terrorist attack. Whondering how they got so many "terrorist threat"s toward Animal rights organizations.

Bingo. I have no love for the Earth Liberation Front wackos but most of their attacks are just vandalism.

 

[Wreckem]

Bingo. I have no love for the Earth Liberation Front wackos but most of their attacks are just vandalism.

The ELF used to use arson. They never killed anyone IIRC. They actually made sure buildings were unoccupied. Burning down buildings to try and persuade others to fit their view points FITS the definition of terrorism

Since 9/11 ELF and other "eco-terrorists" have for the most part stopped using arson because instead of arson charges they would now get terrorism charges. Which quadruple the amount of jail time. They were willing to spend a few years in prison. They don't appear to be willing to spend 25-30 years.

 

[Greenman]

This forum is supposedly filled with intelligent men, free thinkers,.

I can't imagine how you came to this conclusion. I can honestly say that there is only one person that posts here that I would consider a free thinker. Perhaps we don't use the same definition of the term?

 

[umbrella39]

LOL SMART defining terrorism and defining extreme left wingers vs extremist right wingers defining what did and didn't have a religious component to it. Not too SMART... Great study.

 

[Pr0d1gy]

I can't imagine how you came to this conclusion. I can honestly say that there is only one person that posts here that I would consider a free thinker. Perhaps we don't use the same definition of the term?

Notice I said supposedly.