Was the Oklahoma beheading terrorism ?

[Heywood]

I heard it said there was no political motivation, ergo not terrorism

I was under the impression that the catalyst was him arguing that adulterous women should be killed in line with Islam. It would seem there might be a way to link this with terrorism if I were willing to join a few dots.

Assuming this is just a technicality with the American legal system and the discussion merely academic, is this terrorism in your eyes?

The act itself seems to have become a staple of Islamic terrorism.
The reason for this, because the barbaric act is supposed to instil a sense of terror and fear among those that see/hear of it.

To me it was terrorism, he choose to go beyond murder and perform an act of mutilation.

The best I can argue against this is, he might have been unaware of the implications of an act. But then arguing a terrorist is ignorant of the fact doesn't mean he is any less a terrorist.

The act is supposed to intimidate, in my view, and is such terrorism with a hideous undertone that;

If you make a Muslim unhappy this could happen to you, make sure a Muslim never has a bad day or else. Don't fire him and criticise the Quran, be overly courteous.

As I said, terrorism for me.

Agree/Disagree ?

Also HI.......... can't seem to find a waving smiley.

Terrorism is just a motivation for actual crimes. We should punish people for what they actually do, not what they think.