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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHere is the FBI definition of domestic terrorism.
Domestic terrorism" means activities with the following three characteristics:
Involve acts dangerous to human life that violate federal or state law;
Appear intended (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination. or kidnapping; and
Occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the U.S.
https://m.fbi.gov/#https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/terrorism/terrorism-definition
The media should start calling it what it is.
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Here is the FBI definition of domestic terrorism. (Original Post)
postulater
Dec 2015
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During the press conference, the sheriff referred to this as an act of domestic terrorism
Siwsan
Dec 2015
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Siwsan
(26,298 posts)1. During the press conference, the sheriff referred to this as an act of domestic terrorism
How could it be called anything else???
Vinca
(50,311 posts)2. But before he was on, an assistant FBI director said he couldn't say if it was terrorism.
At that point I started yelling at the television.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)5. Actually, it was the San Bernardino police chief
Maedhros
(10,007 posts)3. Here's a more accurate definition, as used by the media...
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postulater
(5,075 posts)4. Too true.