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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThey're currently calling the El Paso shooting a hate crime instead of terrorism.
Which is really too bad, because what that guy did- killing a whole bunch of innocent, defenseless people to forward political goals- was terrorism, not a hate crime. It should be described and referred to with much stronger language.
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They're currently calling the El Paso shooting a hate crime instead of terrorism. (Original Post)
coti
Aug 2019
OP
"Stochastic terrorism incited by the President" is what they should be calling it
RockRaven
Aug 2019
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RockRaven
(15,012 posts)1. "Stochastic terrorism incited by the President" is what they should be calling it
Also "FOXNews-race-baiting-motivated murders"
Initech
(100,104 posts)4. This was posted on Morgan Freeman's Twitter page (@mjfree):
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)2. While I agree, I'm just glad Texas still considers a white winger killing Hispanics a crime.
With the trump admin and the apparent number of his ignorant white wing racist supporters, one can never be sure.
durablend
(7,465 posts)3. Refer to skin color chart
Shooter -> white = not terrorism
jimlup
(7,968 posts)5. Not being argumentative but honestly,
wouldn't it help their cause if they did call it terrorism? It's like then they can group it the general "bad" and not have to apologize for their actions.
tblue37
(65,490 posts)6. It is both. nt
lunasun
(21,646 posts)7. Have you seen him?
Link to tweet
?s=21
FirstLight
(13,364 posts)8. it's both IMO and we need a new term for it... n/t