pulse shooting in orlando, FL

[Rival Max]

@Rival Max

Even if he was not connected to ISIS and this was a hate crime, it was still an act of terrorism. The idea of terrorism isn't just applied to these extremist groups and we forget how to apply it to more than just that. The definition of terrorism defines it best:

'terrorism : the use of violent acts to frighten the people in an area as a way of trying to achieve a political goal'

The key points to this have been bolded. This was a horrible shooting that has definitely frightened a lot of people in the US about their safety and possibly sexuality and it shows if you talk to them. It may not seem like there was an underlying political goal, but it has stirred up the government and civilians. This has turned gun control into more of a hot topic than ever, and it is possibly setting a new definition for how bad a hate crime can truly be.

Seeing that list is heartbreaking. So many young people

@Daughter of Mew

I agree with you, but I think the main reason we're quick to blame is because we are in a state of unrest with what has happened in the last few years. We need something to blame, and we collapse if we don't. this could be an act of a terrorist group, but we have to give it a few weeks still before we can most likely figure out all of the actual details.

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And to end this with a small personal opinion, I feel like guns are a necessary option in life, and that we should have them. But I think having a more controlling environment for them isn't here yet. We should have complete background checks on those who go to buy one, or you need an approved permit to handle one.

Regardless, there is one concept that I always keep in mind. I think that we as a society cannot handle the ability to end a life in the single pull of a trigger, and it makes us think, what morals are to limit us with this kind of power in our hands?

My problem is with the term terrorist and its negative impact on the Muslim community. By calling him a terrorist it is pulling attention from the real concern. This was only a hate crime and days in this is now a fact as the evidence completely backs this. We do not need anymore reasons for Americans to turn even more hate towards the Muslim community. This hate is disgusting and in stead of working towards a more educated USA we are just contining this thread of ignorance which leads only towards violence.


Seeing that list is heartbreaking. So many young people