I don't see the difference. Usually hate crimes are targeted against an individual or set of individuals for murder, torture, etc,. They're usually constrained to a small number of people as victims.
Now let's look at Charlottesville and Barcelona:
- both used vehicles as a mass attack weapon
- both were targeted at crowds of people
Now let's look at the Middle East (I know, I know, but please stay with me) :
- the vast majority of terrorists strikes are suicide bombers into a crowd
The key point what makes it terrorism is due to targeting the populace.
By the way, did it occur to you that Heather Heyer lived in Charlottesville? It was her home town. And she was murdered there by a mass attack committed by a Nazi trying to kill her and others.
If it smells like a terrorist attack, uses the means of a terrorist attack and targets the populace, its a terrorist attack. Does that help?
Now let's look at Charlottesville and Barcelona:
- both used vehicles as a mass attack weapon
- both were targeted at crowds of people
Now let's look at the Middle East (I know, I know, but please stay with me) :
- the vast majority of terrorists strikes are suicide bombers into a crowd
The key point what makes it terrorism is due to targeting the populace.
By the way, did it occur to you that Heather Heyer lived in Charlottesville? It was her home town. And she was murdered there by a mass attack committed by a Nazi trying to kill her and others.
If it smells like a terrorist attack, uses the means of a terrorist attack and targets the populace, its a terrorist attack. Does that help?
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