An Idaho man has been arrested after planting an IED on a parked railroad car, according to officials. The device was safely detonated by a bomb squad. Officers were dispatched on Wednesday to the 600 block of North 8th Street in Payette, Idaho, following reports of a suspicious person seen near a parked railroad car […]
  • Pistcow@lemm.ee
    341·
    1 year ago

    Better not charge him with terrorism. I mean, unless Jeff Bazos was on the train.

    • lurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.works
      33·
      1 year ago

      Generally, the question should be: Was he trying to instill terror in a group of people to manipulate their behaviour? If the answer is “yes”, then it was indeed terrorism and the charges should reflect that; otherwise not.

      • Hominy_Hank@lemmy.world
        14·
        1 year ago

        That’s what the question should be, yes. But now it’s only used if corporate America is the target. Actual acts of terrorism against us degens is just another Tuesday.