Question for the masses: A terrorist usually wants to affect/influence political change. What about the individual who just wants to punish
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Replying to @AllThingsNatSec
@AllThingsHLS Punish people for legal behavior he doesn't agree with? Sounds political.
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Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel Sure does. But if his objective isn't to change the policy but merely punish, in his mind, offenders, is he a terrorist?5 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@emptywheel IMHO sharper way to frame this is: Does intent and/or perhaps mediate effects define the act in a legal sense?1 reply 1 retweet 1 like -
Replying to @daniel_bilar
@daniel_bilar@emptywheel Good point and worth discussing/researching.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @AllThingsNatSec
@AllThingsHLS If you're really going to do this I'd love you to consider Joshua Goldberg.
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@AllThingsHLS No reason to believe he BELIEVED what he said. But his words had impact. @daniel_bilar
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