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Texas prosecutors are calling a teenage shooting spree ‘terrorism’ – the case could reshape American criminal law
- Texas prosecutors are charging a teenage shooting spree as terrorism, focusing on the intent to intimidate a wider audience or the public beyond immediate victims.
- The Texas terrorism statute defines terrorism by intent to intimidate or influence government or the public, not by ideological motives or extremist ties.
- Investigators found no manifesto, ideological writings, or links to extremist groups in the case.
- If courts uphold the interpretation that intent to terrorize is sufficient, more violent acts without political motives could be prosecuted as terrorism under Texas law.
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JIPSON: Texas prosecutors are calling a teenage shooting spree ‘terrorism’ – the case could reshape American criminal law
For decades, terrorism researchers have generally distinguished terrorism from other forms of violence by one defining feature: the intention to intimidate a wider audience beyond immediate victims.
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