Just a thought.

[the_great_she_elephant]

Should threatening to decapitate members of a public organisation be deemed an act of terrorism?

[raptor_rebooted]

it depends.

were they personal threats or threats

designed to spread fear amongst society?

there is a difference between committing

a crime and an act of terrorism.

[the_great_she_elephant]

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@*julia*2010 wrote:

it depends.

were they personal threats or threats

designed to spread fear amongst society?

there is a difference between committing

a crime and an act of terrorism.

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Or just a figure of speech - but who officially decides?

[raptor_rebooted]

that would be different countries legal

systems, wouldn't it?

i think the united nations has a definition

as well.

[the_great_she_elephant]

I meant here in Australia.

[karliandjacko]

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@*julia*2010 wrote:

it depends.

were they personal threats or threats

designed to spread fear amongst society?

there is a difference between committing

a crime and an act of terrorism.

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You mean like white people shooting others commit crimes, while brown people doing the same commit terrorism?

[raptor_rebooted]

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

I meant here in Australia.

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same answer applies.

the country's legal system (would be my guess)

[raptor_rebooted]

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@karliandjacko wrote:

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@*julia*2010 wrote:

it depends.

were they personal threats or threats

designed to spread fear amongst society?

there is a difference between committing

a crime and an act of terrorism.

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You mean like white people shooting others commit crimes, while brown people doing the same commit terrorism?

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no.  that was not what i meant.

btw -  where did that happen ?  

i haven't watched the news today.

[polksaladallie]

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

Or just a figure of speech - but who officially decides?

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Well, it was going to be the minister (an ex cop) only, but I believe that has been knocked on the head, so to speak.

[karliandjacko]

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@*julia*2010 wrote:

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@karliandjacko wrote:

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@*julia*2010 wrote:

it depends.

were they personal threats or threats

designed to spread fear amongst society?

there is a difference between committing

a crime and an act of terrorism.

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You mean like white people shooting others commit crimes, while brown people doing the same commit terrorism?

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no.  that was not what i meant.

btw -  where did that happen ?  

i haven't watched the news today.

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The way these events are reported would suggest that brown people with arab backgrounds are terrorists when they shoot people while the white people that shoot random other people are usually described as misguided, mentally disturbed, odd, quiet but rarely have I heard them refered to as terrorists.