10-02-2015, 01:38 PM
(10-02-2015, 01:31 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: I don't know, really. Here is the FBI definition of terrorism:
https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/terrorism/terrorism-definition
It leaves it to be very subjective. I would argue that any mass shooting intends to intimidate a civilian population, but that's just me.
It is subjective. But given the basic definitions of terrorism, his apparent obsession with religion and the IRA.....hard to say it isn't terrorism
(10-02-2015, 01:32 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: shooter sounds like a certifiable weirdo. 26 years old, lived in a 1 bedroom apt with his mom, she was very protective of him, he always wore the same clothes (white shirt, green army pants, combat boots), had an obsession with the IRA and weapons...
Maybe we push this whole mental health stuff and get people like this help.
Between that and ending the drug war, we could probably do a lot of good in ending gun violence.
