aside from the obvious/uncharitable political reasons, part novelty and part a perception of extraordinary malice
the number of victims is less the point than the perception that the act intends to precipitate the deaths of countless more
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(I use perception advisedly because the charlottesville driver was likely mentally deficient, as are more terrorists, but that isn't the point)
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likewise gang warfare and serial/spree murder are seen as lesser than terrorism but greater than simple first-degree non-stranger murder, it's more about intent and fear
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and similar to terrorism, the horror once shown to regicide. an attack on the structure of society naturally inclines the populace to demand imposition of order
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