"If you murder a bunch of people, the reaction shouldn't depend on your religion."
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On one hand you may be right; on the other hand, it adds "motive" - or actually the lack of it - as to "why" a "terrorist" did what they did.....by simply gunning down or running down down in a truck "whoever" with no regard at all as to "who" the "whoever's" were.
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"Terrorism" is "terrorism"...and should be "terrorism" regardless of the "terrorist's" or any "victim's" race, sex. gender, gender identification, skin color, nationality, ethnicity, or religion.
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At some point the sheer number of victims who are killed and injured in a "single criminal attack" should enhance "8 counts of murder" into a "terrorist attack" also...with "enhanced sentencing guidelines."
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The "terrorist" and "terrorism" words may be a matter of semantics, but some people think it is better to call the "terrorist" exactly what he is, and not pretend he is a "run-of-the-mill criminal" or "run-of-the-mill murderer."