No way!
Doesn't that make this a hate crime on top of the terrorism charge? After all, he was obviously targeting Christians.
“This can’t possibly be true....a “Christmas” Tree in Portland?!”
One of my first thoughts upon hearing the report of this was, “So now it’s back to being called a Christmas tree lighting ceremony?...”
What I would like is for the news show a simulation of what would have happened had this been real. Maps, blast area, number of casualties, etc. The reason I would like this is to help make it more real. It didn’t happen— Thank the Lord. But even though it was chilling, especially to the folks that were in the vicinity, without knowing what actually would have happened had it been real, it’s an incident that can be easily tucked away and forgotten. Even with a simulation, I suppose. But it might make it seem more real and more memorable.