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I picked one of the examples of
Posted on: April 23, 2017 at 16:59:51 CT
Alferd Packer MU
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This is the case of the Lockheed plant employee who shot 14 of his fellow employees, killing 6 in Meridian, MS. I read three reports of the incident by Fox News, USA Today and Wikipedia.
Terrorism involves political motivation and the purpose is coercion. But the closest anybody could come to such is some employees said he was a racist. The police discounted that for motivation since he shot more whites than blacks. Some of those that knew him said he was not a racist. But he seemed to have some psychological problems particularly with anger. He made no demands so it is difficult to show the necessary coercion element in the incident.
He made no political demands or reasons as is the case with terrorism. A statement he made just as he commenced his killing spree is personal, not political: Williams entered the room, yelling "I told y'all to stop f*cking with me! Didn't I tell y'all not to f*ck with me?",[3] and began shooting.
This was the first example I chose because it involved multiple deaths. I haven't looked at any of the others yet. But it looks more like the GAO started off with its conclusion and then sought out instances to corroborate its preconception. And this example doesn't even fit the definition of terrorism. It may be a mass killing but not every mass killing is terrorism. This isn't one of them. In other words, the "researchers" were biased and unreliable.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terrorism
http://www.foxnews.com/story/2003/07/08/gunman-slays-five-commits-suicide-at-mississippi-aircraft-plant.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_shooting
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2003-07-08-lockheed-shooting_x.htm
I give this report four Pinocchios.
Edited by Alferd Packer at 17:02:22 on 04/23/17
This is the case of the Lockheed plant employee who shot 14 of his fellow employees, killing 6 in Meridian, MS. I read three reports of the incident by Fox News, USA Today and Wikipedia.
Terrorism involves political motivation and the purpose is coercion. But the closest anybody could come to such is some employees said he was a racist. The police discounted that for motivation since he shot more whites than blacks. Some of those that knew him said he was not a racist. But he seemed to have some psychological problems particularly with anger. He made no demands so it is difficult to show the necessary coercion element in the incident.
He made no political demands or reasons as is the case with terrorism. A statement he made just as he commenced his killing spree is personal, not political: Williams entered the room, yelling "I told y'all to stop f*cking with me! Didn't I tell y'all not to f*ck with me?",[3] and began shooting.
This was the first example I chose because it involved multiple deaths. I haven't looked at any of the others yet. But it looks more like the GAO started off with its conclusion and then sought out instances to corroborate its preconception. And this example doesn't even fit the definition of terrorism. It may be a mass killing but not every mass killing is terrorism. This isn't one of them. In other words, the "researchers" were biased and unreliable.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terrorism
http://www.foxnews.com/story/2003/07/08/gunman-slays-five-commits-suicide-at-mississippi-aircraft-plant.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_shooting
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2003-07-08-lockheed-shooting_x.htm
I give this report four Pinocchios.
Edited by Alferd Packer at 17:02:22 on 04/23/17
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I picked one of the examples of - Alferd Packer MU - 4/23 16:59:51and it is also BS because where are the left wing terrorist - Butcher of Bakersfield STL - 4/23 15:58:21