They may be, but it may not be. Just calling it terrorism doesn't make it so.
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Replying to @colwight
Well, no. You'd hope they are basing this on knowledge they have. The Met are pretty good. They don't say this for no reason.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Investigating it as terrorism is normal given recent events, but for it to be terrorism special conditions needed.https://he.palgrave.com/page/detail/Rethinking-Terrorism/?K=9780230573765 …
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Replying to @colwight
Not disagreeing with that. Someone suggesting no-one calls it terrorism when white ppl attack a targetted group but they did. Instantly.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Agree, what's interesting abt most terrorist attacks is that they don't target specific groups; they don't care who is in attacked group.
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Replying to @colwight
They might not take care to ensure there are no members of their own group in there but there is a target.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
2/ this looks to be targeted at Muslims so could be opportunistic hate crime. Apart from van not really equipped to kill loads.
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Replying to @colwight
Like the Lee Rigby murder? But I'm not interested in semantic differences between terrorism & hate crime. 1/2
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Ppl are claiming this is not being called 'terrorism' coz perpetrator white. In fact, it is and was almost immediately and everywhere.
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