having an assault rifle and bring a moroccan doesnt automatically make him a terrorist. it s important to differetiate brtwrrn lone wolf whack jobs and someone who is part of an organized crime group. I wouldnt jump to conclusions till we have more info

This guy may have been....

About "having an assault rifle and bring a moroccan doesn't automatically make him a terrorist. "


Yes it does!
It is not relevant if he was a lone wolf whack job or someone who is part of an organized group and it is not relevant he was Moroccan.
Relevant is he was heavily armed and attacked people.
Definition "a person who terrorizes or frightens others."

Of course in that sense you're correct: terrorists and mass shooters, or serial killers commit violent acts and thus are risks to society. And yet although differentiating between them may not be relevant for you, it sure is for law enforcement.

Seen many mass murders killing random people lately?

Why?
How about the Lafayette shooting last month?

I suspect what you are trying to say is he should not be labeled as an Islamic terrorist until the facts are in, but your bullshit PC brainwashing won't allow you to form that idea anymore.

That's fair comment, and in fact his initial claim was he had found the weapons in a field and was planning to merely rob people on the train. Sounded pretty far-fetched when i read it, and we now hear that he had been in Syria and was known to the authorities as a militant Islam sympathiser, so (if true) I guess we can conclude this was no robbery.

As for it being important to differentiate between lone-wolf and organised groups, well it is important for intelligence analysts but not sure it would matter much to me if I was on the train when the guy started shooting.

what is bullshit pc brainwashing?
why do you feel like i'm trying to brainwash anyone? You can either jump to conclusions or wait till you hear from the specialists whether he was a Jihadist. I just stated that I prefer to form my opinions after I have more information. No brainwashing there, but then you might be prejudiced against anyone who's not sharing your views Wish you well.

Yes, for civilians it's irrelevant who their assailant is, but for those tasked with (internal) safety, it's a different story.

"Rusty" Houser had a history of anti-government and far-right views; sounds like a terrorist to me

Terrorism requires an organized group of people. It is politically (or similar) motivated, planned use of force. It is intended to work against the status quo, to bring or foster change. None of this applies to a robbery. Every lone wolf incident lacks at least one (usually most if not all) of the above.

Brainwash. Right.
Some people try to make sure the don't call an orange "apple". Apparently such "details" are irrelevant to someone with your intelligence.

and some people won't even use the term "apple" anymore regardless of the context. This was my only point.

BTW, I don't know if this guy was a jihadist either, nor am I advocating he is one at this point (until the facts are in). Make sure you get the details right.

So you aren't voicing any opinion, instead calling others ignorant and indoctrinating?

Not terrorism in the classical sense. But I see how you might think that. Different legal systems have different definitions of (international and national) Terrorism. In addition, he has been called right-wing terrorist widely in the media.

their actions are a perfect example of how to react to terrorists, who in most cases are outnumbered by the people they attack! I hope more people act like predators and attack the terrorists! why wait like a prey to die? take action, be a hero, worst case scenario even if you die at least you die like a hero!

I am so proud of these young men, because after September 11 I decided that if my plane was ever hijacked by terrorists I would stand up and fight in the fist minute, and I always hoped that some of the other 200+ passengers would back me up!

Glad to know that most likely some will back me up!

Not on EF. Here those who complain about the crazy PC rules are doing it while they make the most bigoted and non-PC comments every time they have a chance. Probably not about "apples", but they have other valves to vent things out (they are allowed and even encouraged). All is not lost.

A fine example of what VFRontop has said. Let's not pretend we don't get it.

THIS exactly is the question. Was and is he just a maniac with the will to kill at random ? or is there a political idea ?

stand up and fight ? fight with what exactly ? the wine glass ?
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Much better if people fight to stop these people coming here in the first place.