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Originally posted by Incinerator@Apr 20 2005, 04:48 AM
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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos,Apr 20 2005, 04:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Incinerator,Apr 19 2005, 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Incinerator,Apr 19 2005, 06:44 PM
So if this kid were to come over to plant a bomb at your place of residence while your entire family is out on vacation you would not call him a domestic terrorist when you come home to find a pile of rubble? It's easy to shrug it off when you're not the victim. And that's the way I'm "cooking" it.
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No I wouldn't call him a domestic terrorist. I'd call him a criminal, cuz that's what he is. When did that become not good enough? If I was some government VIP and he bombed my house while my whole family was inside and he had some political motives then I might change my tune.
Would you call the guy who steals your car a domestic terrorist? How about a bank robber? Insurance fraudster?
The guy who blew up the building in Oklahoma and killed 168 people in his lunatic effort to bring down the government was a domestic terrorist.
The guy we are talking about is a glorified vandal who wrecked 125 cars.
You really don't see the difference?
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No I don't, in both of these cases something blew up in public posing a risk to public safety. If a bank robber set off a bomb in front of the bank I'd call him a domestic terrorist too.
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What if it was 3am and there was no one around? Would he still be a terrorist?
I agree that what this guy did was incredibly foolish and he'sa criminal that deserves jail time, no doubt. But I don't think we can lump him into the terrorist category. One thing you have to look at is intent. With terrorist attacks, there is usually the INTENT to kill, injure, disifigure as many people as possible. I think it's safe to say it wasn't this guys intention to physically harm anyone.