Domestic Terrorism

[Dill]

(09-27-2017, 11:55 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: What would it really change for the better?
People like Dylan Roof are still going to spend life in jail without parole, or the death penalty. Regardless if it's called murder or terrorism.

Meanwhile on the negative side, the media is going to push terrorism on every single conservative-related crime. Just like the vast majority of conservative voters are called racists and white supremacists already, just because of who they voted for and nothing else.

Are BLM and Antifa also going to be labled as domestic terrorists? What about the conservationists who blow up mining equipment or pipelines? Terrorists? Because they've been called "protesters" even when attacking police and burning down buildings. Then you have to worry... what happens when legitimate protesters start getting charged with terrorism simply because someone doesn't like their message? Will everyone who doesn't agree with the main thinking suddenly become terrorists? Or will it just be treated like "hate crimes" are, aka... unless you're live streaming a torture session of a white person because they're white, you won't be charged with them, and even then it takes like 48 hours to decide to do so.

Not to mention that then you're going to end up with thousands of US citizens being held in prison by federal authorities for suspicion of domestic terrorism. Do they get treated the same as we treat terrorists? Are we just going to have US citizens start vanishing into government blacksites?

LOL that is quite a slippery slope we're sliding down there, Leonard.

I am not a aware who is calling the vast majority of conservatives voters racists and white nationalists. I think some may get called that for marching in White Nationalist events though.

I think if there is left wing or other kinds of terrorism it would certainly fall under the law. Or do you think the US has a left-wing government which would only go after conservatives?  

Your question about application is valid, though.  People who want to be consistent may have to start calling destruction of mining equipment terrorism.  When it comes to protestors, I think both sides would have to be very careful.

Anyway, you and I were asking the same question. If someone walks into a Mosque and kills 10 Muslims, he will be tried for murder. What is changed if it is also domestic terrorism. I would like to raise people's awareness about domestic terrorism. But I am not sure a law is the best way to go.  It might be I just want to know how the boost to federal level would help.

Prosecution of civil rights crimes in the 50s and 60s had to go federal because locals refused to protect civil rights. I don't see evidence of refusal to prosecute terrorism yet.