The terrorist attacks we don't care about

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  • Annafalk
    Annafalk Sweden Posts: 4,004
    It’s so very sad to see all the grieving relatives devastated with sorrow. Their life’s are forever changed.
  • PJPOWER
    PJPOWER Posts: 6,499
    This is a lot more sad than a cathedral burning to the ground in my opinion.  I would rather read about the Paris cathedral burning down 100x than another report of this kind of terrorism.  Funny how much more attention the stupid cathedral got...
  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
    edited April 2019
    Sri Lanka bombings were retaliation for Christchurch shooting, defense minister says

    https://trib.al/7EwYdOs?fbclid=IwAR0qHRNNIgVKkA4H-OzjaFPU0BBLDikly_dhAyczs1fwLh1C4uPHg4aj8gI

    What a fucking joke these assholes are...on both sides

    Cowards.  On both sides.  It's just religion, it's fucking fake...only naive people believe in those fairy tales...

    Let's find a deserted Island, one preferably in great white territory, ship all the religious nut cases there, and let them kill each...
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,292
    edited April 2019
    From what I read the defense minister has  no grounds to make this claim.  It could be for the invention of the Easter bunny... people willing to strap bombs to themselves to kill innocent people will take any excuse given as long as they believe it to be god’s will. 
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  • njnancy
    njnancy Posts: 5,096
    They had a heads up 2 weeks ago that this was in the works but the government couldn't put their differences aside to handle it. They had names, addresses, meeting places.....kinda like ignoring Osama Bin Laden planning to use planes to attack US. 

    They knew where to find them afterward cause they had all the info they didn't act on. Ridiculous. 
  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
    At least 4 dead in shooting in Australian city of Darwin

    https://trib.al/KvN9Mc2?fbclid=IwAR0JgUafWDwMoNat4LZhEcwzRTbgXNNCr7FIy0WL5M4lYaDBVnOzeDeA8jc

    At this point may be any multiple shooting deaths should be labelled a terror attack.


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  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    Meltdown99 said:
    At least 4 dead in shooting in Australian city of Darwin

    https://trib.al/KvN9Mc2?fbclid=IwAR0JgUafWDwMoNat4LZhEcwzRTbgXNNCr7FIy0WL5M4lYaDBVnOzeDeA8jc

    At this point may be any multiple shooting deaths should be labelled a terror attack.


    I would not label gang shootings or intra-family killings as terrorist acts, to name just two. There is value in keeping the term for what it is designed to mean. 
     
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  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
    oftenreading said:
    Meltdown99 said:
    At least 4 dead in shooting in Australian city of Darwin

    https://trib.al/KvN9Mc2?fbclid=IwAR0JgUafWDwMoNat4LZhEcwzRTbgXNNCr7FIy0WL5M4lYaDBVnOzeDeA8jc

    At this point may be any multiple shooting deaths should be labelled a terror attack.


    I would not label gang shootings or intra-family killings as terrorist acts, to name just two. There is value in keeping the term for what it is designed to mean. 
     
    You do not think a gang committing a drive-by shooting are not terroroist?  I think maybe it can be broken up, maybe drug traffickers shooting at each...maybe not?  But at this point, random gun violence fits the terror description for me. 
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  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    Meltdown99 said:
    oftenreading said:
    Meltdown99 said:
    At least 4 dead in shooting in Australian city of Darwin

    https://trib.al/KvN9Mc2?fbclid=IwAR0JgUafWDwMoNat4LZhEcwzRTbgXNNCr7FIy0WL5M4lYaDBVnOzeDeA8jc

    At this point may be any multiple shooting deaths should be labelled a terror attack.


    I would not label gang shootings or intra-family killings as terrorist acts, to name just two. There is value in keeping the term for what it is designed to mean. 
     
    You do not think a gang committing a drive-by shooting are not terroroist?  I think maybe it can be broken up, maybe drug traffickers shooting at each...maybe not?  But at this point, random gun violence fits the terror description for me. 
    No, I don’t. Not if you go by the definition of terror attacks.
     
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  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
    oftenreading said:
    Meltdown99 said:
    oftenreading said:
    Meltdown99 said:
    At least 4 dead in shooting in Australian city of Darwin

    https://trib.al/KvN9Mc2?fbclid=IwAR0JgUafWDwMoNat4LZhEcwzRTbgXNNCr7FIy0WL5M4lYaDBVnOzeDeA8jc

    At this point may be any multiple shooting deaths should be labelled a terror attack.


    I would not label gang shootings or intra-family killings as terrorist acts, to name just two. There is value in keeping the term for what it is designed to mean. 
     
    You do not think a gang committing a drive-by shooting are not terroroist?  I think maybe it can be broken up, maybe drug traffickers shooting at each...maybe not?  But at this point, random gun violence fits the terror description for me. 
    No, I don’t. Not if you go by the definition of terror attacks.
     
    If you commit a drive-by with an AR-15 discriminately spraying bullets and the people in the vicinity are:  terrorized.  Whether they are the intended target or not, they intended on causing terror...
    Give Peas A Chance…
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,359
    edited June 2019
    Meltdown99 said:
    oftenreading said:
    Meltdown99 said:
    oftenreading said:
    Meltdown99 said:
    At least 4 dead in shooting in Australian city of Darwin

    https://trib.al/KvN9Mc2?fbclid=IwAR0JgUafWDwMoNat4LZhEcwzRTbgXNNCr7FIy0WL5M4lYaDBVnOzeDeA8jc

    At this point may be any multiple shooting deaths should be labelled a terror attack.


    I would not label gang shootings or intra-family killings as terrorist acts, to name just two. There is value in keeping the term for what it is designed to mean. 
     
    You do not think a gang committing a drive-by shooting are not terroroist?  I think maybe it can be broken up, maybe drug traffickers shooting at each...maybe not?  But at this point, random gun violence fits the terror description for me. 
    No, I don’t. Not if you go by the definition of terror attacks.
     
    If you commit a drive-by with an AR-15 discriminately spraying bullets and the people in the vicinity are:  terrorized.  Whether they are the intended target or not, they intended on causing terror...
    and where is the political component in your example?

    the political is a defining characteristic of a terrorist attack.

    otherwise is a criminal act slone in the eyes of the law, no matter how the victims affected felt in the moment.




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  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,359
     https://www.britannica.com/topic/terrorism

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    you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
    memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    mickeyrat said:
    Meltdown99 said:
    oftenreading said:
    Meltdown99 said:
    oftenreading said:
    Meltdown99 said:
    At least 4 dead in shooting in Australian city of Darwin

    https://trib.al/KvN9Mc2?fbclid=IwAR0JgUafWDwMoNat4LZhEcwzRTbgXNNCr7FIy0WL5M4lYaDBVnOzeDeA8jc

    At this point may be any multiple shooting deaths should be labelled a terror attack.


    I would not label gang shootings or intra-family killings as terrorist acts, to name just two. There is value in keeping the term for what it is designed to mean. 
     
    You do not think a gang committing a drive-by shooting are not terroroist?  I think maybe it can be broken up, maybe drug traffickers shooting at each...maybe not?  But at this point, random gun violence fits the terror description for me. 
    No, I don’t. Not if you go by the definition of terror attacks.
     
    If you commit a drive-by with an AR-15 discriminately spraying bullets and the people in the vicinity are:  terrorized.  Whether they are the intended target or not, they intended on causing terror...
    and where is the political component in your example?

    the political is a defining characteristic of a terrorist attack.

    otherwise is a criminal act slone in the eyes of the law, no matter how the victims affected felt in the moment.




    Yes. Terrorism is defined by its political or ideological basis. If one applies the terrorism 
    label to any violent crime it completely loses its meaning. 

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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,663
    Meltdown99 said:
    oftenreading said:
    Meltdown99 said:
    oftenreading said:
    Meltdown99 said:
    At least 4 dead in shooting in Australian city of Darwin

    https://trib.al/KvN9Mc2?fbclid=IwAR0JgUafWDwMoNat4LZhEcwzRTbgXNNCr7FIy0WL5M4lYaDBVnOzeDeA8jc

    At this point may be any multiple shooting deaths should be labelled a terror attack.


    I would not label gang shootings or intra-family killings as terrorist acts, to name just two. There is value in keeping the term for what it is designed to mean. 
     
    You do not think a gang committing a drive-by shooting are not terroroist?  I think maybe it can be broken up, maybe drug traffickers shooting at each...maybe not?  But at this point, random gun violence fits the terror description for me. 
    No, I don’t. Not if you go by the definition of terror attacks.
     
    If you commit a drive-by with an AR-15 discriminately spraying bullets and the people in the vicinity are:  terrorized.  Whether they are the intended target or not, they intended on causing terror...
    Actual terrorism is not defined by whether or not people were terrified or terrorized in the context you're using it. You can't just take words that have a meaning and change the meaning because you feel like it. It doesn't work that way.
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,663
    Nigeria suicide attack: Triple blasts kill at least 30 in Borno.



    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    any act that results in the intended victim feeling terrorised is by definition a terrorist act. for example, invading a home, dragging out an occupant knowing full well their neighbours will be sleeping fitfully, waiting for their own home to be invaded, is by definition terrorism.   
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  • Bentleyspop
    Bentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,403
    Awesome....


  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,663
    edited August 2019
    catefrances said:
    any act that results in the intended victim feeling terrorised is by definition a terrorist act. for example, invading a home, dragging out an occupant knowing full well their neighbours will be sleeping fitfully, waiting for their own home to be invaded, is by definition terrorism.   
    That simply isn't the definition of terrorism. Not in the dictionary, not in law, nowhere. Sorry, I guess maybe it would feel good to just make up meanings for everything any way we see fit as individuals and declare it the definition, but it doesn't work that way, thank goodness.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,111
    PJ_Soul said:
    catefrances said:
    any act that results in the intended victim feeling terrorised is by definition a terrorist act. for example, invading a home, dragging out an occupant knowing full well their neighbours will be sleeping fitfully, waiting for their own home to be invaded, is by definition terrorism.   
    That simply isn't the definition of terrorism. Not in the dictionary, not in law, nowhere. Sorry, I guess maybe it would feel good to just make up meanings for everything any way we see fit as individuals and declare it the definition, but it doesn't work that way, thank goodness.
    How did I miss that?!? That definition is ridiculous!!!!
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