Orlando Shooter Omar Mateen Is A Terrorist But Dylann Roof Isn't? (Fusion)
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Thought this was interesting, it compares politically motivated shootings by Muslims to those by other groups and how we treat them differently.
[video=youtube;QB5GI7MBcL8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QB5GI7MBcL8[/video]
[Quote=description]What makes Orlando shooter Omar Mateen different from Dylann Roof? The horrifying Orlando nightclub shooting was, according to the media and authorities, terrorism. [/QUOTE]
Dylan Roof was over all regarded as a terrorist by the media. And he wasn't charged with Terrorism because it is a finicky thing to charge someone with, its much easier to charge him with basic criminal offences with the same effect.
[QUOTE=BusterBluth;50531888]Dylan Roof was over all regarded as a terrorist by the media. And he wasn't charged with Terrorism because it is a finicky thing to charge someone with, its much easier to charge him with basic criminal offences with the same effect.[/QUOTE]
There was a big argument over whether to call him a terrorist though, right?
Why is this even an agrument? Terrorists or not, both Omar Mateen and Dylan Roof are horrible excuses for human beings.
Arguing semantics over the definition of "terrorist" will get no one anywhere
[QUOTE=Laserbeams;50532005]Why is this even an agrument? Terrorists or not, both Omar Mateen and Dylan Roof are horrible excuses for human beings.
Arguing semantics over the definition of "terrorist" will get no one anywhere[/QUOTE]
the point being made is that "terrorist" is probably one of the worst things that you can refer to someone as in the 21st century, but it seems to be primarily used for muslims or people of middle-eastern origin/descent, making it more of a racial/religious term that it should be
[QUOTE=Cloak Raider;50532200]the point being made is that "terrorist" is probably one of the worst things that you can refer to someone as in the 21st century, but it seems to be primarily used for muslims or people of middle-eastern origin/descent, making it more of a racial/religious term that it should be[/QUOTE]
While that can be said kind of with Dylan showing allegiance to racist groups. Those groups are pretty inactive and don't carry out terroist-like attacks anymore. He is more of a lone wolf piggy-backing off old group ideology. This is further seen with how his attack isn't really carrying over lasting ideological terror in the mainstream, but only caused people to worry about shooters in general.
He is still technically a terrorist, but he really is kind of a one-off.
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