[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by MTVN

To me there is a distinction between terrorist acts and acts committed by someone who is mentally ill. I don't think it devalues a crime to say that it is not terrorism. If anything non-terror attacks can be much worse, more alarming and much more incomprehensible.

The reason that terrorism is quite strictly defined is because it affects the whole judicial process and different powers are involved when dealing with a terror attack. We don't need to categorise every act of evil as an act of terror imo.

Looking at the definition of Terrorism, the law enforcement would have to find evidence of this guy having a Political message that he was trying to convey to have it classed under Terrorism.

In my view though, attacking someone in front of the public to scare them (and possibly attack them as well) should also be classed under Terrorism, but I do see where you're coming from MTVN.