Pusherman

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Quoting Pusherman:" http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2281171/California-shooting-suspect-Ali-Syed-gunned-woman-bl ... [snip!] ... Ali Syed was a 20-year-old gunmen who killed 3 people and then himself in Orange County, CA yesterday."

Depends on how loosely you use the definition.

While there is no political aspect in this case, terrorist can be applied to any person victimizing other(s)through fear.

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Quoting .Colleen.:" Depends on how loosely you use the definition. While there is no political aspect in this case, terrorist can be applied to any person victimizing other(s)through fear."

This. I wouldn't consider him a terrorist, since the modern definition almost always includes terror used for some kind of political aim. It doesn't appear like that was the case here, though. He was just messed up. A murderer.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Pusherman:</b>" http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2281171/California-shooting-suspect-Ali-Syed-gunned-woman-bl ... [snip!] ... Ali Syed was a 20-year-old gunmen who killed 3 people and then himself in Orange County, CA yesterday."</blockquote>




I think it depends on why he did it, which we don't know yet, soooooo...no.

Quoting Pusherman:" http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2281171/California-shooting-suspect-Ali-Syed-gunned-woman-bl ... [snip!] ... Ali Syed was a 20-year-old gunmen who killed 3 people and then himself in Orange County, CA yesterday."

A terrorist in the sense of attacks like 9/11? No.
But anyone who causes terror could be lumped together and be called terrorists.

I think he was just a mad man.

Quoting Pusherman:" Using this definition: "A person who uses terrorism in the pursuit of political aims." I was reading ... [snip!] ... "now he'll get his 72 virgins" and stuff like that. To me, it's pretty obvious it wasn't politically or religiously motivated. "

I see no reference to political or religious causes.

I assume these people are basing their comments solely on the assumption that he is Muslim.

but I could be wrong.

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Quoting Pusherman:" He has a Muslim sounding name. He may or may have been Muslim. "

Right, but pretty presumptious, imo

Quoting .Colleen.:" I see no reference to political or religious causes. I assume these people are basing their comments solely on the assumption that he is Muslim. but I could be wrong."

Well it is the daily mail, well known for hating those "benefit scrounging, immigrant, muslim, child molesting scum". It attracts a certain class of commenters that are normally a bit rabid and who hate everyone, especially lefties and immigrants/ muslims/ the unemployed etc. thus having a name that sounds islamic is definite proof of terrorism  

It is good for a laugh, and I believe it is very good in the celeb gossip section but apart from that I wouldn't wipe my arse with it for fear of getting a paper cut.