Jo Miran@lemmy.ml to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · edit-26 days agoEqual under the law or somethinglemmy.mlimagemessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1800arrow-down169file-text
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minus-squarenova_ad_vitum@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down2·6 days agoThe fact that PR might play into whether a specific attack is terrorism or not undermines the whole concept.
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 days agoNot really. They might have been hesitant to label it as terrorism to prevent a panic. It’s not uncommon for law enforcement to withold details of an ongoing investigation for such reasons, or to not tip off co-conspirators that they’re on to them.
The fact that PR might play into whether a specific attack is terrorism or not undermines the whole concept.
Not really. They might have been hesitant to label it as terrorism to prevent a panic. It’s not uncommon for law enforcement to withold details of an ongoing investigation for such reasons, or to not tip off co-conspirators that they’re on to them.