Active Users:711 Time:24/03/2026 10:00:02 AM
Back to Messageboard Post New Thread Search Help Stats Rules
We'll never know his ultimate motivation for sure but I suspect he would take great pleasure in... everynametaken Send a noteboard - 19/02/2010 12:47:22 AM
but would this be considered an act of terrorism?

I see a suicidal guy who decided to take out the IRS. His target certainly wasn't indicriminate (as in a night club or marketplace). His motivation for doing this wasn't his belief system.

It may just be my personal point of view, but I would consider that guy who shot the abortion doctor to be more of a terrorist than this guy. And that guy I consider more of a classic murderer than a terrorist.

*shrug*

~Jeordam


seeing employees in a government agency like the IRS terrorized at the thought that someone in the future might do this again and kill them (for their policies). Or, as you say, he could have just wanted revenge and decided to try and kill as many IRS employees as he could and didn't care about future consequences then I'd say he's probably not a terrorist. I guess we'll never know for sure. But, I think we can both agree that he IS a shithead who if he had lived would be worthy of the nation's finest death row.
But wine was the great assassin of both tradition and propriety...
-Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
Reply to message
Plane Crash Suspect's Online Diatribe Aisha - 18/02/2010 08:50:36 PM 1101 Views
Here, have an apostrophe: ' Tim - 18/02/2010 09:27:55 PM 668 Views
You're welcome. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 18/02/2010 09:39:26 PM 254 Views
Crazy stuff. Glad that so far nobody besides him has died... Brian - 18/02/2010 09:32:07 PM 544 Views
Definately not to start a fight about anything regarding anything.... Jeordam - 18/02/2010 11:05:50 PM 717 Views
Well, according to the definition ... Nate - 18/02/2010 11:43:08 PM 649 Views
We'll never know his ultimate motivation for sure but I suspect he would take great pleasure in... everynametaken - 19/02/2010 12:47:22 AM 636 Views
He made his motivation chillingly clear. Joel - 19/02/2010 03:22:28 AM 557 Views
It's a growing sentiment in TX and other "red" states.... Brian - 19/02/2010 04:03:00 AM 570 Views
Ya'll realize dude ended his suicide note by quoting Marx, right? Joel - 19/02/2010 04:42:01 AM 744 Views
It was an act of violence to prompt a political response. Joel - 19/02/2010 03:28:57 AM 628 Views
Well, since YOU brought it up... beckstcw - 19/02/2010 02:15:40 AM 558 Views
I had to drive by there yesterday... Joel - 19/02/2010 03:17:42 AM 534 Views
I have to respond. PerrinWT - 19/02/2010 04:38:40 AM 835 Views
one point moondog - 19/02/2010 05:30:46 AM 624 Views
With subsidies and tax breaks some pay negative taxes despite healthy profits. Joel - 19/02/2010 05:52:40 AM 487 Views
Re: one point PerrinWT - 19/02/2010 06:07:42 AM 528 Views
bankruptcy is hardly a bailout moondog - 19/02/2010 06:48:02 AM 519 Views
Re: bankruptcy is hardly a bailout PerrinWT - 19/02/2010 07:13:04 AM 520 Views
i'm still not convinced moondog - 19/02/2010 03:12:03 PM 687 Views
besides... everynametaken - 20/02/2010 12:58:55 AM 654 Views
A LOT of things are different depending on whether a corporation or human being does them. Joel - 23/02/2010 11:41:15 PM 531 Views
You don't know many corporate accountants do you? everynametaken - 20/02/2010 12:56:20 AM 565 Views
Welcome to the fray. Joel - 19/02/2010 05:49:08 AM 640 Views
I couldn't sleep. PerrinWT - 19/02/2010 07:07:34 AM 567 Views
With apologies for the delay. Joel - 31/03/2010 04:53:04 PM 667 Views
Not to endorse Joel's love declaration to socialism, but you're not exactly one to talk re: strawmen Legolas - 19/02/2010 04:21:50 PM 661 Views
There is a huge difference between greed and motivation, drive, and ingenuity. everynametaken - 20/02/2010 01:07:12 AM 531 Views
Then fucking go already, and stop trying to impose this dream society on the rest of us Cannoli - 19/02/2010 02:21:30 PM 732 Views
Preferably to the moon *NM* ßelals Girl - 20/02/2010 08:50:11 AM 275 Views
The moon is covered in Maria, and thus no place for me. Joel - 23/02/2010 11:04:54 PM 577 Views
I'm not imposing on anyone. Joel - 23/02/2010 10:00:49 PM 565 Views
When you work for the IRS you take your chances. Cannoli - 19/02/2010 02:23:00 PM 604 Views
are you fucking kidding me? Aisha - 19/02/2010 02:34:11 PM 566 Views
Yes, because you are so easy, and I am out of shoe-throwing range. Cannoli - 19/02/2010 02:46:27 PM 634 Views
Re: Yes, because you are so easy, and I am out of shoe-throwing range. Isaac - 19/02/2010 03:00:56 PM 575 Views
are you real person? random thoughts - 22/02/2010 04:40:28 PM 598 Views
It can be hard to tell. Joel - 23/02/2010 11:09:51 PM 555 Views
*shudders* Oh, thanks so much for that mental image. Legolas - 23/02/2010 11:49:00 PM 591 Views
Me 'n Glieseian could be "the reasonable Texans. " Joel - 24/02/2010 12:13:14 AM 778 Views
So I guess that makes it 80-1 for the month of February. Dragonsoul - 19/02/2010 08:42:15 PM 679 Views
As charming as ever I see. *NM* everynametaken - 20/02/2010 01:08:22 AM 242 Views
Look, I think Dragonsoul take the Muslim thing too far occasionally beckstcw - 20/02/2010 05:40:58 AM 579 Views
Weak is all hes got. Dragonsoul - 20/02/2010 08:36:27 AM 538 Views
I've noticed that while everynametaken is a quality poster... beckstcw - 20/02/2010 10:14:09 PM 592 Views
I find that he tends to do it when he wants to argue a cause... Dragonsoul - 20/02/2010 10:16:50 PM 562 Views
I don't bother with you because you don't actually want to hear what I or anyone else has to say. everynametaken - 21/02/2010 12:37:40 AM 573 Views
In denial much? Dragonsoul - 21/02/2010 01:38:31 AM 690 Views
Again, if you think thereligionofpeace.com is a serious source then you are simply sad. everynametaken - 22/02/2010 01:06:55 AM 683 Views
And again, if you can refute anything on the site... Dragonsoul - 22/02/2010 02:13:00 AM 510 Views
Religionofpeace.com IS flawed, however... beckstcw - 22/02/2010 11:19:59 PM 540 Views
Is it? Legolas - 20/02/2010 10:26:16 PM 572 Views
Well... Dragonsoul - 20/02/2010 11:14:05 PM 612 Views
Exactly. Besides that I don't take his source as a source at all. everynametaken - 21/02/2010 12:21:15 AM 571 Views
Well that's quite selective. Dragonsoul - 21/02/2010 12:35:07 AM 573 Views
Whoopty-fucking-doo! everynametaken - 21/02/2010 12:42:28 AM 605 Views
I'm hateful? Dragonsoul - 21/02/2010 01:31:17 AM 599 Views
Re: I'm hateful? everynametaken - 22/02/2010 12:57:22 AM 734 Views
Well I feel the same way about you! Dragonsoul - 22/02/2010 02:13:49 AM 681 Views
If Dragonsoul brought it up out of nowhere, then it's not an issue beckstcw - 22/02/2010 11:12:57 PM 623 Views
We'll have to disagree there, then. Legolas - 23/02/2010 08:26:29 PM 486 Views
That's no one's fault but her own. Dragonsoul - 24/02/2010 12:23:56 AM 566 Views
Back to Messageboard Post New Thread Search Help Stats Rules

Reply to Message

Block Quote Paragraph Quote
Formatting
Smiley Codes