The Trump administration has designated eight Latin American crime organizations as “foreign terrorist organizations,” upping its pressure on cartels operating in the U.S. and on anyone aiding them
The FBI defines terrorism as the unlawful use of force and violence against people or property to intimidate or coerce a government or civilian population.
Simply using force and violence against people to intimidate with no other purpose or objective is the legal definition of terrorism…
They aren’t terrorists though. They are gangsters. Couldn’t care less about our political system, just want to make money.
I agree, it’s monetary not political. Otherwise we’d have to label chiquita as a terrorist organization as well right?
They’re terrorists…
They murder, cheat, steal, traffick, kidnap, extort, and do whatever else they have to do to “just make money.”
Which is not the goal of terrorists. Terrorists are attempting to cause political change through their actions.
Or do you think that anything that involves murder, cheating, stealing, trafficking, kidnapping, and extortion is terrorism?
The FBI defines terrorism as the unlawful use of force and violence against people or property to intimidate or coerce a government or civilian population.
Simply using force and violence against people to intimidate with no other purpose or objective is the legal definition of terrorism…
<.< What are the cartels trying to intimidate you for?
Which, again, is not what you said they were doing this for.
Nah, words still have accepted definitions. We’re not that far into the post-truth world yet.