ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to News@lemmy.world · 7 days ago10 dead, 30 injured after car intentionally plows into crowd in New Orleansabcnews.go.comexternal-linkmessage-square128fedilinkarrow-up1386arrow-down12cross-posted to: news
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minus-squareEatspancakes84@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up43·7 days agoHow is this not terrorism, while killing a single CEO is? The term is applied entirely arbitrarily.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 days agoBecause there’s 51 legal definitions of Terrorism in the US. So effectively, yes. Just like there’s ~3,000 different policies on when and how to use force.
minus-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·7 days agoNote the difference in law between US and New York state.
How is this not terrorism, while killing a single CEO is? The term is applied entirely arbitrarily.
Because there’s 51 legal definitions of Terrorism in the US. So effectively, yes. Just like there’s ~3,000 different policies on when and how to use force.
Note the difference in law between US and New York state.