Bttt
"In November 2004, a United Nations Secretary General report described terrorism as any act 'intended to cause death or serious bodily harm to civilians or non-combatants with the purpose of intimidating a population or compelling a government or an international organization to do or abstain from doing any act'."
So, according to that UN definition, we had two sets of terrorists facing off at each other. Both groups were composed of (arguably) non-combatants, both threatened death or bodily harm, members of one group actually caused bodily harm to a citizen (tazaring) under reportedly questionable circumstances. (I wasn't there, so I don't know for a fact that's the case.)
Isn't the military-style arming of our police a form of intimidation?
http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/terrorism-2002-2005
“There is no single, universally accepted, definition of terrorism. Terrorism is defined in the Code of Federal Regulations as “the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives” (28 C.F.R. Section 0.85).”
“The FBI further describes terrorism as either domestic or international . . . :”
“Domestic terrorism is the unlawful use, or threatened use, of force or violence by a group or individual based and operating entirely within the United States or Puerto Rico without foreign direction committed against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof in furtherance of political or social objectives.”
Under these definitions, the Bundy Ranch supporters are “domestic terrorists”, and BLM is not. The actions taken in support of the ranch were unlawful, they were taken specifically to intimidate or coerce a government in furtherance of political or social objectives, and the definition does not take other factors or motives into account. I’m more than a little curious when this definition was written.
As for BLM, their actions were in accordance with the law, regardless of how political and unequal the enforcement of that law may be, so their actions cannot be terrorism under the current FedGov definition. Personally, I don’t see either side as terrorist. Bundy supporters are resisting what a reasonable person could easily see as illegitimate and politicized government actions, which disqualifies their actions from the category “terrorism” in the minds of sensible people. BLM and the entire Obama Administration may be thugs, and they may be approaching tyranny, but again “terrorism” is not the appropriate word for their abuses of power. We need to insist that words be used properly.
Note: “Treason” is another commonly misused word. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2381 18 U.S. Code § 2381
- Treason
- “Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death . . .”
I will never use the word “treason” to describe Obama because the first seven words make him immune from that overused charge - although any real American acting as he does would be guilty.
It’s “We the People” not “We the elite government royalty”.
I’d rather be wrong with Clive Bundy than right with Harry Reid.
It is my understanding that the military is not allowed to take up arms against Americans. It is also my understanding that - until the FBI was invented to fight organized crime, no Federal agent could take up arms against Americans. Crime was a local matter to be handled by local authorities. The Sheriff was in charge.
Sounds like a good system to me.
Harry POS Reid and his crony-socialist cohorts are economic terrorists.
Socialism Is Legal Plunder - The Law; Bastiat
BIG GOVERNMENT IS CRONY SOCIALISM
CONFISCATE the assets of Harry POS Reid, HIS family, HIS children, HIS grandchildren, HIS great grandchildren…and same of HIS CRONY SOCIALISTS
Will the IRS, NSA, BLM, FBI check every detail of his CORRUPT life?
Domestic economic TERRORISTS.
See something, say something ALERT!
FUHarryReid
I love Barbara Simpson.
