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Old 06-19-2017, 10:46 AM   #41
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This is just violent retribution for all the previous attacks, I wouldn't call it terrorism. More like vigilante justice. This guy will be made a martyr by some.
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Old 06-19-2017, 10:48 AM   #42
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Anyway I find it interesting how this is being discussed vs previous attacks. Even looking at the thread title it's quite passive, if one didn't know better one could think an out of control vehicle innocently ran into a couple people.

I can't imagine that the tone of the thread would be arguing the semantics of psych's post if this was a Muslim man who'd driven a van into a crowd of non Muslims. There isn't that exact example somewhere that we could look at and compare is there?
Still think you are reading too much into it. My read of psycnet's posts was basically, "imagine the coverage if the guy was brown/muslim", essentially what you are asking. The response was, "what are you talking about, most reports indicated, "terrorist attack"". Not sure what there is to decipher here. It was (properly) characterized as a terror attack. It just didn't fit pyscnet's narrative that this would be covered as a lonewolf/nutjob incident.

I am sure one could dig up cites which a lack of a terrorist reference, but the headlines/teasers I reviewed all indicated "terrorist attack". Hopefully the next step is that the media reports the attacker's motivation (if made explicit) and treats those statements at face value.
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Old 06-19-2017, 10:49 AM   #43
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Anyway I find it interesting how this is being discussed vs previous attacks. Even looking at the thread title it's quite passive, if one didn't know better one could think an out of control vehicle innocently ran into a couple people.

I can't imagine that the tone of the thread would be arguing the semantics of psych's post if this was a Muslim man who'd driven a van into a crowd of non Muslims. There isn't that exact example somewhere that we could look at and compare is there?
Thread title for the Manchester Arena Bombing. Not quite the same, but similar:

http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?t=162167
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Old 06-19-2017, 10:52 AM   #44
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This is just violent retribution for all the previous attacks, I wouldn't call it terrorism. More like vigilante justice. This guy will be made a martyr by some.
I think that this is the trick right.

The Terrorism attacks were inspired by more then just the desire to kill the infidel. There's always a political aim to these attacks, and for example a larger organization behind them.

With this guy, it might be revenge, it might be the simple desire to kill Muslims. But to me its labeled as an individual crime and the color of the skin doesn't really matter at that point. However that could change if he's linked to a group or has some kind of political agenda.

Do I think he should still be charged with terrorism related crimes? Absolutely, the jail sentences are more permanent.
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He's not dead yet, Jim.
Hopefully he spends decades in prison, after they throw the book at him.
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Hopefully he spends decades in prison, after they throw the book at him.
I'm sure his sentence will be to her Majesty's pleasure.
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Old 06-19-2017, 10:59 AM   #47
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vigilante justice? is there something about that term I'm not understanding? or did he actually specifically target and mow down the terrorist cell that was responsible for the earlier attacks?
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The guy is a terrorist, hopefully he spends the rest of his life in jail.
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The "1 arrested" part was kind of the giveaway that he wasn't a radical Islam type terrorist, no? They generally are on suicide missions and aren't taken alive. Either way, to hell with anyone that does this kind of crap.
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Any updates, taco?
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Any updates, taco?
Yeah, Regulator75 informed us it was just simple vigilante justice against completely different people.
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