Would it be possible to make stochastic terrorism a crime or would the lack of a specific intended

[Atticus]

victim make it unprosecutable? ( Is that even a word? )

[relayerbob]

2. Doesn't much seem to matter when we go after them in foreign countries

Same rules of engagement should apply here. The terrorists and their leadership need to be held accountable for their actions. My slogan for 2024 - "Trump for Gitmo"

[usonian]

3. IANAL but AFAICT :-)

Legislators can make ANYTHING a crime, and just read the threads here to see how extreme that can get. Just has to be constitutional, or acceptable to the bastard court.

[meadowlander]

4. Threatening people is already a crime

The problem is finding prosecutors willing to go after it

[Atticus]

5. But, stochastic terrorism is the constant vilification of a large category of people, i.e.,

Jews or people of color. It is statistically predictable that SOME in that group will be violently attacked, but no named or identified person is threatened. A lot of "hate speech" does this.

[Novara]

6. I keep thinking there's got to be something prosecutable in ...

... inciting others to political violence.