Comment on Equal under the law or something
seedotrun@lemmy.world 5 days agoThe FBI special agent in charge said on a live broadcast a couple of hours ago that it was not terrorism. Maybe she misspoke. Maybe they realized the PR nightmare of that choice. But it is certainly not misinformation
nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 5 days ago
The fact that PR might play into whether a specific attack is terrorism or not undermines the whole concept.
pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 4 days ago
Not really. They might have been hesitant to label it as terrorism to prevent a panic. It’s not uncommon for law enforcement to withold details of an ongoing investigation for such reasons, or to not tip off co-conspirators that they’re on to them.