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originally posted by: draoicht
Airey Neave was killed by the INLA.
He was a vocal advocate of the reintroduction of the death penalty for Irish Terrorists.
originally posted by: CharlestonChew
Seeing how politicians require the use of violence and intimidation to enforce their political aims, it can be said that the gunman--Tommy Mair--was acting in self-defense to help rid the world of terrorism.
Thank you, Tommy.
originally posted by: draoicht
a reply to: SprocketUK
The INLA spent as much effort shooting each other as they did being terrorists.
Airey Neave wote a book on the Nuremburg Trials worth reading.
Advocating for the death penalty was a high risk strategy at the time.
You will remember Ross McWhirter who was shot by the IRA for the same reason.
Bad times...
originally posted by: Brotherman
I provided the reading for you to show that guns are banned in Venezuela with the exception of military, police, and government officials.
I was only speaking gun homicides, I provided enough to illustrate my point. You can punch holes in other peoples research all you want.
Not sure that we need two threads on this, but hey.
originally posted by: draoicht
a reply to: SprocketUK
The murder today was very sad.
The British Labour Party has a long and honorable history.
I suspect a failure of "care in the community" is the true cause.
It is regrettable that the memory of a good person was treated in the way we have seen.
Best wishes to all the good people in this thread.
originally posted by: Brotherman
a reply to: Hazardous1408
I wasn't under the impression political assassination and terrorism were the same thing? Can you elaborate on this please?
Source
The assassination of JFK wasn't considered terrorism
In modern times, political assassinations continue to play an important role in political and social processes and, in some cases, have a dramatic effect. For example, many argue that the assassination of the Israeli Prime Minister Itzhak Rabin in 1995 was a major reason for the collapse of the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians.[1] It is also difficult to deny the impact of the assassinations of figures such as Martin Luther King or Benazir Bhutto on the success of their political movements/parties following their deaths. Thus, it is not surprising that Appleton argues, “The impact of assassinations on America and the World is incalculable,”[2] and that Americans cite the assassination of John F. Kennedy as the crime that has had the greatest impact on American society in the last 100 years.[3] Nonetheless, despite the apparently significant influence of political assassinations on political and social realities, this particular manifestation of political action is understudied and, as a result, poorly understood.
The word terrorism doesn't even show up in this article as political assassination is a heinous crime, it is treated as such. Terrorism is also a heinous crime but from my understanding it is treated differently. I would suppose a terrorist/ terrorists can commit to political assassinations to further an agenda but that again would be different.
originally posted by: OtherSideOfTheCoin
originally posted by: CharlestonChew
a reply to: OtherSideOfTheCoin
And you seem to be one of those sick people who thinks she deserved it.
If you're going to use violence against people, people are going to get angry and retaliate.
Tell me then what horrible violent act this mother committed?