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Originally Posted by Igottago
I think the question is, was the guy part of a larger group that directly influenced or aided the attack somehow? That to me is terrorim and more of a matter of national security.
If he was a nutjob that just read some stuff online and carried out this act, he's not much different from the typical misfit white guy that listened to death metal mass shooter.
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I don't think that your first part matters as far as criteria goes.
Its the ever shifting face of terrorism and even ISIS has eluded to it by encouraging individual acts of terror instead of group acts. And simple acts (Ie telling people to run their enemies over with their cars)
As I've mentioned government agencies are very good at finding and infiltrating terrorist groups. The government is also very good at tracking cell communications and money.
In this case as ISIS, your job is merely to inspire people to carry out random acts of terror on their own. The cost is negligible. There's no planning groups. There's no communications happening before the attack like we've seen before. There would literally be no warning.
Basically your seeding your enemy with mines.
If you are inspired by a cause to commit violent acts, if your inspired by ISIS or any of the other terror groups out there to run someone over with your car, I believe that's the new coming definition of terrorism.
And it could be pretty impossible to stop.