Letters to the Editor
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Actually, that is the definition of terrorism.
But if she WAS standing lookout that night, then she participated in the destruction of property with the intention of intimidation to achieve an ideological objective.
How do you arrive at that interpretation? The stated, and indicated, goal of most criminal activism of this sort is to stop the activities that the activists wish to see an end to. That's not textbook terrorism. That's textbook vandalism. -- Amity
Any act of violence, whether directed at persons or property, done to further a political agenda is terrorism. Vandalism is wanton "destruction" simply for the "hell of it." Burning down a building because you do not like the activities associated with it is done to intimidate the people undertaking the activities connected to the building. Vandalism would be spray painting "Stop genetic research" on the building.