But of course it's crucially important to our moral reaction, as well as to our practical law enforcement response. Depending on the motivations, we can either expect that it's not ever going to happen again (or won't happen frequently; there aren't a lot of people out there who think trees can tell them to do things) or that it almost certainly will.
That's what I mean; we seem to want to expect it to be in the never happen again category when it's more likely to be in the certainly will.
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So the whole tree thing was a bit of a red herring I guess? I'm just still not clear how it's related to your point, but maybe it wasn't crucial to what you were saying.
It wasn't sorry, it was just a way to say other "typical" murders; I don't understand why anyone murders anyone, but somehow some chain of events and thoughts led them to the conclusion that the best thing to do at that moment in time was to kill a bunch of people. Their inner world must be radically different.
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I think that there's a similar sort of expectation in the two realms - that is, I don't really think that anyone expects that we'll be able to completely eliminate all terrorist activity any more than they think we'll eliminate murder. But where there are apparent options to reduce harm, people have an expectation that those options will be looked at and if thought appropriate, implemented. I don't see a big difference here.
I'd like to agree but I think the effectiveness and popularity of anti-other politics and how these events are responded to makes me think that it's not there yet. The difference between "work with Muslim communities" and "OMG you liberals hate america because you won't let Trump have his ban".
But yes I think you get what I'm saying the public response and perception should be.
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I agree, but there are things that could be done that aren't being done. Though to be fair, not all of those are governmental actions, as I think the biggest gains are to be made within Muslim communities themselves.
There are things that could be done about a lot of things that kill a lot more people than terrorism, so that's not really much of an argument.
(Globe and Mail) Heavily armed al-Shabab extremists have stormed a military base in Somalia’s semiautonomous state of Puntland, killing close to 70 people and wounding dozens more, officials said Thursday. Residents said civilians, including women, were beheaded during the rampage.
Another reminder that the jihad is global, and most of its victims are other Muslims.
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Where did I say there was no difference? They can be very different but still have similarities. If mental health is a factor in non-terrorist guy killing a bunch of people why isn't it a factor in terrorist guy killing a bunch of people?
I really don't see the connection, in any way at all. One group is plain clothed murderers who focus on murder across the world (often educated, etc) the other is a single person with a diagnosed mental illness. We do not tolerate either, and have programs and plans in place to reduce the risk of both. We are however at a point in time where some tough decisions needs to be made to deal with the first group.
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Whatever dude, grow up. If you can't respond to someone's posts without accusing them of trying to get a reaction for their own jollies, then don't respond at all please.
I honestly thought I was being trolled, I meant no harm.
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