Defense Department Classifies Fort Hood Massacre As "Workplace Violence"

[thej27]

Lawmakers Blast Administration For Calling Fort Hood Massacre 'Workplace Violence' | Fox News
This PC crap needs to stop. Fort Hood was a terrorist attack.

 

[rambone]

The Defense Department did the right thing.

There is nothing to gain by classifying shootings as "terrorist attacks."

With all the Orwellian talk from the presidential candidates about skirting the Bill of Rights every time someone is suspected of a terror-related crime, there is one mother of a slippery slope here.

Mass shooters are criminals and they can be dealt with easily using police officers (not soldiers), due process (not indefinite detention), and the Bill of Rights (not a Police State).

 

[88GT]

The Defense Department did the right thing.

There is nothing to gain by classifying shootings as "terrorist attacks."

With all the Orwellian talk from the presidential candidates about skirting the Bill of Rights every time someone is suspected of a terror-related crime, there is one mother of a slippery slope here.

Mass shooters are criminals and they can be dealt with easily using [STRIKE]police officers (not soldiers), due process (not indefinite detention), and the Bill of Rights (not a Police State).[/STRIKE] UCMJ

Wouldn't that be more correct given the circumstances?

 

[SSGSAD]

I guess I am lost, but for me, it was an attack, by an ENEMY, who needs to be wiped out !!!!! NOT WORKPLACE VIOLENCE !!!!!

 

[jeremy]

Wouldn't that be more correct given the circumstances?

Yes it would but why let facts get in Rambone's way...

 

[Effingham]

Color me seriously peeved.

 

[sepe]

Wouldn't that be more correct given the circumstances?

Given the circumstances and losing a good from of 25 years in the shooting, I personally think death by fire would be the correct action.

 

[phylodog]

People worked in the WTC also, guess that should have been considered workplace violence as well.

There is nothing to gain by classifying shootings as "terrorist attacks."

Except for the truth being told.

 

[Zoub]

People worked in the WTC also, guess that should have been considered workplace violence as well.



Except for the truth being told.

It fits. Now when we catch spies we just let them go and turn them into celebrities.

 

[UncleMike]

People worked in the WTC also, guess that should have been considered workplace violence as well.



Except for the truth being told.

Yup!!

 

[spearheadersarge]

How can some lunatic who more or less told anyone who would listen that he sympathized withmuslims and wished he could join the jihad ever be considered workplace violence? This is straight pc run amok! This guy was in contact with Awlaki from Yemen and ured to do something to get back at the enmy of Muslims. He walks into a gym full of soldiers preparing to deploy and pulls out 2 pistols and starts shooting all the while praising Allah and wishes he had been martyred to collect his virgins. We as Americans need to abandon pc and start profiling the hell out of people, especially single arab/muslim men aged 18-40 and start scaring the hell out of any would be terrorist. The facts don't lie. Most terrorists are arab muslim extremists! There I said it. Its out in the open for all to see and discuss. About time if you ask me. Workplace violence this was not!!!!

 

[RockofStrength]

The Defense Department did the right thing.

There is nothing to gain by classifying shootings as "terrorist attacks."

With all the Orwellian talk from the presidential candidates about skirting the Bill of Rights every time someone is suspected of a terror-related crime, there is one mother of a slippery slope here.

Mass shooters are criminals and they can be dealt with easily using police officers (not soldiers), due process (not indefinite detention), and the Bill of Rights (not a Police State).

Except that he was a terrorist. He wasn't accused or anything: he claimed, himself, to be a terrorist.

 

[rambone]

Except that he was a terrorist. He wasn't accused or anything: he claimed, himself, to be a terrorist.

Source?

 

[rambone]

Should any unprovoked shooting be considered terrorism? Columbine High School? Luby's Cafe? Virginia Tech?

Then we can Federalize more crimes and get some more American citizens shipped off to Guantanamo Bay.

That should work out well for gun owners too. Instead of "Man With A Gun" 9-1-1 calls, we'll be the subject of "Potential Terrorist With A Gun Calls," when we are OC'ing at the grocery store. Then the FBI and Homeland Security can be called to respond.

Sounds great.

 

[jeremy]

Should any unprovoked shooting be considered terrorism? Columbine High School? Luby's Cafe? Virginia Tech?

Depends on the intent. In your examples I would say know those are not examples of Terrorism. The Caveat is that I am not well read on those examples anymore....

Then we can Federalize more crimes and get some more American citizens shipped off to Guantanamo Bay.

That should work out well for gun owners too. Instead of "Man With A Gun" 9-1-1 calls, we'll be the subject of "Potential Terrorist With A Gun Calls," when we are OC'ing at the grocery store. Then the FBI and Homeland Security can be called to respond.

Sounds great.

Did you take Drama in School?!