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Article #1551Re: Question for Gatt
From: gatt
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 16:48
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 16:48
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"Paul J. Berg" <pjberg@webtv.net> wrote in message news:1154028381.286815.203280@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > What I was trying to get at is: When judging whether something it is an > act of vandalism or an act of terrorism, do we make that judgement > based on the intent of the perpetrator or the action that resulted? I'd say intent, otherwise you wouldn't be able to prosecute a failed terrorist attempt as terrorism. If your intent is to cause terror by killing people, that's terrorism -and- at least attempted murder. If your intent is to get even, get rid of somebody, etc, it's not terrorism. Does that make sense? >or would the mental anguish of a victim be enough to raise the resulting >action to that of an act of terrorism? For the purposes of this discussion, say, destroying a unique or rare airplane as a means of protest (as opposed to a replaceable piece of equipment.) Like, say somebody's pissed at logging in Tillamook so they treaten to or do torch the blimp hangar and everything in it. Guess it depends on the definition of "terror." The act would probably be equal to terrorism, but I'd think calling it "terrorism" wouldn't be appropriate. Some other term, perhaps of equal significance, would be better. Aggravated arson or something like that. -c
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