Should We Waterboard the Domestic Terrorist Who Shot Dr. Tiller? | 83 comments (83 topical, 0 hidden)
Do you deny... (4.60 / 4)
...that these people kill with the intention of terrorizing other OBGYNs and their staffs who provide abortion services?

It would be odd if you did, since the terrorists who kill these medical practitioners say they do it for that reason.

by EveningStarNM on 06/02/2009 09:53:01 PM EST

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I dont deny that he wants to scare others from doing this. I am saying that doesnt make him a terrorist. If your brother gets bullied at school and you go into his school and kill one of the kids that bullied him that doesnt make you a terrorist. That makes you an overreacting vigilante. A criminal who should go to jail but not a terrorist.

by atraindust on 06/02/2009 10:02:02 PM EST

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No, Spiderman is a vigilante (5.00 / 6)
I dont deny that he wants to scare others from doing this. I am saying that doesnt make him a terrorist

Then your understanding of what terrorism is needs work. Breaking the law in order to manipulate people through fear is terrorism, and that's exactly what this guy did.

by OneHitKill on 06/03/2009 01:31:15 PM EST

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hey (2.50 / 1)
if that was his primary goal then yes he is a terrorist, but any time you commit an act of violence against someone for something they did it may scare others that do the same. now that doesnt make you a terrorist...unless the only reason you did it was to scare others from doing the same. if you beat up my sister and i shoot you and then you ask me if i wanted to scare other guys from beating up my sister. i would say yes because people need to know they cant get away with it. but that wasnt my only goal. my primary goal was for revenge against someone who beat up a family member. now if you have evidence that this guy wasnt really mad at this doc individually it was just a message killing to scare then okay he is a terrorist but i dont know how everyone knew that an hour after he commited the act. QUIT labeling everryone a terrorist instantly. that was my point.

by atraindust on 06/03/2009 07:26:04 PM EST

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Word first aid (4.20 / 4)
QUIT labeling everryone a terrorist instantly.

You're preaching to the choir on that point. The word "terrorist" has been abused to the point of meaninglessness. But part and parcel of repairing the word is using it correctly, which I believe I have.

by OneHitKill on 06/04/2009 02:47:17 AM EST

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Should We Waterboard the Domestic Terrorist Who Shot Dr. Tiller? | 83 comments (83 topical, 0 hidden)