Jo Miran@lemmy.ml to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · edit-21 month agoEqual under the law or somethinglemmy.mlimagemessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1804arrow-down169file-text
arrow-up1735arrow-down1imageEqual under the law or somethinglemmy.mlJo Miran@lemmy.ml to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · edit-21 month agomessage-square44fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarenova_ad_vitumlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down2·1 month agoThe fact that PR might play into whether a specific attack is terrorism or not undermines the whole concept.
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoNot really. They might have been hesitant to label it as terrorism to prevent a panic. It’s not uncommon for law enforcement to withold details of an ongoing investigation for such reasons, or to not tip off co-conspirators that they’re on to them.
The fact that PR might play into whether a specific attack is terrorism or not undermines the whole concept.
Not really. They might have been hesitant to label it as terrorism to prevent a panic. It’s not uncommon for law enforcement to withold details of an ongoing investigation for such reasons, or to not tip off co-conspirators that they’re on to them.