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37. That was why I used the conditional "if" form. nt

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What is the salient difference between Dorner and a terrorist? [View all] Bonobo Feb 2013 OP

Good questions. Who is a terrorist? How do we know? JDPriestly Feb 2013 #1

If that doesn't illustrate the slippery slope, I don't know what does. nt Bonobo Feb 2013 #2

Terrorists tend to target civilians Warpy Feb 2013 #3

Maybe, but I don't see how that could stand up legally as the difference. Bonobo Feb 2013 #6

I would think people who are not connected to the LAPD Warpy Feb 2013 #9

Absolutely true. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #55

But we have hit many civilians even though our military assures us we are hitting only JDPriestly Feb 2013 #53

Terror is terror. It could be terror on one person or hundreds. southernyankeebelle Feb 2013 #4

Dorner has a potential for 2A political correctness because he is a "hero" 1 man militia. nt patrice Feb 2013 #5

Inciting a "movement"... Bonobo Feb 2013 #7

Well, I think some of this stuff is already there, just waiting for opportunities to, at minimum, patrice Feb 2013 #12

Except that he railed against easy access to guns in his manifesto. Common Sense Party Feb 2013 #40

The LAPD is one step ahead of the game already Xipe Totec Feb 2013 #8

If Dorner is a terrorist, LAPD are trigger-happy maniacs with zero concern for the public welfare Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #10

Bonobo, you obviously know nothing about LAPD. They are out of control and self-oriented. Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #11

Dorner being a killer doesn't make the LAPD heroes Scootaloo Feb 2013 #13

There is an issue occurring of extreme disproportion. Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #17

Do you consider Dorner a whistleblower or a murderer? nt geek tragedy Feb 2013 #51

Money. Glassunion Feb 2013 #14

terrorism bigapple1963 Feb 2013 #15

Any sort of libodem Feb 2013 #16

You do realize that one of the FBI's own definitions of terrorism, Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #18

weren't bigapple1963 Feb 2013 #41

Oh dear...where to begin... Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #43

None. He's causing terror by his actions. Zoeisright Feb 2013 #19

So then he could be killed on sight on the order of the POTUS. nt Bonobo Feb 2013 #20

Dormer can in no way be linked to 911 in any way. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2013 #21

Good point. Bonobo Feb 2013 #23

Being a Muslim isn't relevant to the Authorization to use force. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2013 #32

Quite right, but it would be vastly easier to draw a line between the two... Bonobo Feb 2013 #34

Except that your argument doesn't make sense. He isn't a muslim and he isn't a terrorist. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2013 #36

That was why I used the conditional "if" form. nt Bonobo Feb 2013 #37

Nice find. The hyperbole surrounding this drone poutrage is unfounded. nt EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #25

Wanted, Dead or Alive FarCenter Feb 2013 #22

Kind of pokes holes in the fiction some are pushing about ALL Americans being vulnerable... nt EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #24

Far too many here are not paying attention to the increasingly fuzzy definition of "terrorist" Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #45

The federal government has no jurisdiction treestar Feb 2013 #26

Correct me if I am wrong, but didn't the Obama doctrine apply only BlueStreak Feb 2013 #27

No, you are correct. Bonobo Feb 2013 #28

I'll try to answer BlueStreak Feb 2013 #31

An excellent reply and I completely agree. nt Bonobo Feb 2013 #33

And, I believe, only in a declared emergency can the US military deploy domestically bhikkhu Feb 2013 #44

Huge difference, actually. The DoJ white paper... FleetwoodMac Feb 2013 #29

I addressed that in #28 above if you are interested. nt Bonobo Feb 2013 #30

I've read it, and as I've noted several times previously, in my opinion, this is a false equivalency FleetwoodMac Feb 2013 #39

Dorner does not have to do anything more. LAPD Downwinder Feb 2013 #35

Somehow I get the feeling that 2naSalit Feb 2013 #38

The definition of terrorist doesn't fit. Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #42

there is none... dtom67 Feb 2013 #46

the ability to catch him using normal means dsc Feb 2013 #47

How was the Sniper dealt with ? there have been suspected terrorists in the united States caught JI7 Feb 2013 #48

With a broad definition of terrorist, any criminal could be labeled one. no_hypocrisy Feb 2013 #49

A police/law enforcement sniper can shoot this guy on sight possibly. geek tragedy Feb 2013 #50

every indication d_r Feb 2013 #52

The fact that he's in the US (presumably) makes a huge difference Recursion Feb 2013 #54