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Actually, o ladies and gentlemen of the jury, you have all accepted this was terrorism without hearing a single word from the defendants about their intent.
doesn't matter. Once you step onto someone else's property and mess with their stuff, you're in defiance of the law.
You can make your own choices for your own life and belongings. But you can't take other people's stuff and blow it up.
Many college buildings have hard working grad students in them all night long, all weekend long 24/7. When I was in undergrad we used to sleep under our studio desks rather than walk home at 4am. Saying it was 3am in no way guarantees it would be empty. Anyone who chooses to blow up a college building is attempting murder since they don't know if there's anyone in the building.