If the goal of the person who did this was to create fear of movie theaters, or to create a fear of going to watch this movie - I'll give you that as a political motive, albeit an idiotic one. In which case, it would be terrorism.
But if his intent was a single, one time, ill advised, criminal prank - then he's not guilty of terrorism, so much as he's guilty of stupidity. In either case, he should be given the maximum penalty for the maximum charge that he can be charged with.
> I'll give you that as a political motive, albeit an idiotic one. In which case, it would be terrorism.
Doesn't *need* to be politically motivated to be "terrorism." Religion works too. I'm sure there soon will be, if there hasn't already been, *sports* related terrorism. Soccer hooligans, perhaps. PO'ed Paki cricketters.
> In either case, he should be given the maximum penalty for the maximum charge that he can be charged with.
First degree attempted murder. Which, IMO, should carry the same penalty as *actual* murder (just because you failed doesn't change your intent).