'Domestic Terror': Bomb Found in Backpack Ahead of Spokane MLK Parade

[goof2]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

lol, everything has to be called terrorism

What would you call a bomb left at a parade?

[Dave]

Originally Posted by goof2

What would you call a bomb left at a parade?

Suprise

[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by Dave

Suprise

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by goof2

What would you call a bomb left at a parade?

Another excuse used by the gov't to restrict our liberties?

[goof2]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Another excuse used by the gov't to restrict our liberties?

What the government does about it is irrelevant to defining the act itself. If this isn't an attempted act of terrorism then what would one look like?

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by goof2

What the government does about it is irrelevant to defining the act itself. If this isn't an attempted act of terrorism then what would one look like?

Would it have been called terrorism 20-30 years ago?

Likely it would have been called "a dumbass racist with a bomb in his pack"

[goof2]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Would it have been called terrorism 20-30 years ago?

Likely it would have been called "a dumbass racist with a bomb in his pack"

The IRA was doing exactly this 20-30 years ago and yes, it was called terrorism then too.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by goof2

The IRA was doing exactly this 20-30 years ago and yes, it was called terrorism then too.

It was also called patriotism. Pov is important

[goof2]

Originally Posted by Dave

It was also called patriotism. Pov is important

I don't subscribe to any point of view where blowing up innocent people qualifies as patriotism.

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by goof2

The IRA was doing exactly this 20-30 years ago and yes, it was called terrorism then too.

But we are talking about things that happen in America.

For instance what about that old white dude who mailed a bunch of pipe bombs in the 70's or 80's? Was that called terrorism?