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To: Morgana
As defined by the U.S. Patriot Act, acts of domestic terrorism are those which “(A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State; (B) appear to be intended— (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and (C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States.”

To put it more simply, when a group of two or more people commits acts of violence or force against people or property, for the purpose of intimidating or coercing a government or civilian population, in furtherance of social or political objectives, it is considered domestic terrorism. Domestic terrorism includes only those acts of terrorism that occur within the geopolitical boundaries of the United States, or its lawful territories.

While any group with a political or social goal could commit domestic terrorism, such acts are commonly associated with groups such as:

Animal and environmental rights groups

White supremacists organizations, black separatists, and other hate-based groups

Anarchists and anti-government militias

5 posted on 01/05/2017 2:39:50 AM PST by RC one (The 2nd Amendment is a doomsday provision, one designed for those exceptionally rare circumstances)
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To: RC one

I wondered if they could be tried as terrorists?


7 posted on 01/05/2017 2:41:24 AM PST by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: RC one

...hopeless, publish that on Facebook and 40% of
the readers would stop reading after the first sentence because 1) any word using more than 7 letters is skipped over...2) it’s more than a sentence long....3) and there is no sex or nudity
Involved.


16 posted on 01/05/2017 2:56:39 AM PST by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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