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To: Cogito who wrote (111597)	5/21/2009 2:07:03 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) of 543043

What you're saying there is that you would consider prosecuting terrorism as a crime separate from the specific acts involved. So if somebody flew a plane into a building, you wouldn't just prosecute them for murder, destruction of property, and arson. Right? Just as a conspiracy is a crime separate from the specific acts involved. Its not about motivation. If the unlikely event of having a terrorist group without hatred or any special motivation you would still have terrorism. In extreme cases terrorists pretty much going beyond crime to waging war against a country or government or group. Things like charges for being a member of a terrorist group/conspiracy are a more moderate reaction than openly waging warfare back. It's not about the "victim class" It is indeed about the victim class.

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