@tillianisafox in America "terrorism" just means inconveniencing a private corporation. There was a case near me where a guy drove a large truck straight into crowds of people because he didn't like their political views, but that was never considered an act of terrorism...in fact, he wasn't charged with *anything* despite sending several people to the hospital...because he was a prison guard who did this on his way to work.
@tillianisafox oh damn, ok since that post just got a wave of boosts and favorites I thought I'd include some references for that ACTUAL terrorist I mentioned, Captain Thomas Woodworth:
https://www.newsweek.com/ice-guard-allegedly-drove-pickup-truck-group-peaceful-protesters-he-ran-us-over-1454442
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/no-charges-will-be-filed-against-thomas-woodworth-corrections-officer-who-drove-into-protesters/
Check out this quote:
"There are times when grand jurors have to make a distinction between misconduct and criminal misconduct," he said. "The criminal justice system is not a perfect instrument. Sometimes it's a blunt instrument and not a scalpel."
Funny how that imprecision always seems to benefit one side, huh? So sending people to the hospital by running into them with your truck is just regular misconduct; we save the CRIMINAL misconduct for such horrors as sitting peacefully in a tree...
@tillianisafox oh damn, ok since that post just got a wave of boosts and favorites I thought I'd include some references for that ACTUAL terrorist I mentioned, Captain Thomas Woodworth:
https://www.newsweek.com/ice-guard-allegedly-drove-pickup-truck-group-peaceful-protesters-he-ran-us-over-1454442
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/no-charges-will-be-filed-against-thomas-woodworth-corrections-officer-who-drove-into-protesters/