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7. I don't think he had any political motive

Fri Jul 20, 2012, 01:02 PM

Jul 2012

this was a random act of violence. Not a campaign to force people to do X.

If we use terrorism to describe any act of violence it loses its meaning.

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Call It "Terrorism" [View all] WilliamPitt Jul 2012 OP

Anyone is one gun from being a terrorist. nt onehandle Jul 2012 #1

Please explain to me. Indydem Jul 2012 #3

How would you define a random act of violence? nt. Hutzpa Jul 2012 #4

We don't know enough of what was behind the act to call it terrorism Marrah_G Jul 2012 #6

I don't think he had any political motive 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #7

I don't care how the FBI, Gov or Merriam's Webster defines it justiceischeap Jul 2012 #8

nope, sorry. I'm calling it classic paranoid schizophrenia. cali Jul 2012 #10

NO! Call terrorist attacks crimes. Not the other way. morningfog Jul 2012 #11