Hate crime, yes. Terrorism, no. It was political motive -> violence -> fear, not violence -> fear -> political goal.https://twitter.com/shannonrwatts/status/868307092599222272 …
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Terrorism, mentally-disturbed losers, political goals, fear, etc. have all melded into one another though. Very messy.
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Federal law (18 USC 2231) has an interesting definition: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2331 …pic.twitter.com/ml1GfzTzk0
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That definition is a Patriot Act expansion that was (and still should be) extremely controversial bc of its dangerous breadth.
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Replying to @Robyn_Greene @JoeBeOne and
True. But also, treating white terrorism differently than Muslim terrorism is a gross violation of equal treatment.
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Also arguably leads to different investigative approaches. You can draw direct line fr Eric Rudolph to Robert Dear ex Rudolph not enhanced
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