Re: Question for Gatt

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From: Paul J. Berg
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 19:24

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gatt wrote:
> "Paul J. Berg" <pjberg@webtv.net> wrote in message
>
> > The individual, who put something into the fuel tanks of the airplanes,
> > intent and full belief was that what they did would keep the planes
> > from even being able to take off.
> >
> > Gatt, knowing all this, would consider the individual's actions an "act
> > of terrorism" or mere "vandalism"? And, if you think it would be an
> > "act of terrorism", at what point did it become so, rather than mere
> > "vandalism"
>
> Fascinating question.
>
> Attempted murder, probably.  It would be vandalism if they sabotaged the
> plane such that it couldn't operate, it would be terrorism if they said "If
> you fly the airplane you will die, so don't fly" (I do consider tree-spiking
> terrorism, for example.)
>
> What they were really trying to do was cause the plane to crash and/or kill
> the people onboard.  Regardless of the excuse, it's at the very least
> attempted murder, right? You could call it terrorism, but I don't know if
> the charges would stick.
>
> It would sure be counterproductive, though.  The NTSB would almost certainly
> find and investigate the cause, and if the trees were part of the problem, I
> don't know for sure but I think the NTSB has the clout to win any suit
> against the entities trying to stop cutting.  Which is exactly what will
> happen -when- somebody hits the trees.  (Except I think they're more likely
> to hit them landing than taking off.)
> 
> -c

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