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Originally Posted by _Opi_
I guess the real question here is: Does hijacking a commercial airplane constitute terrorism? or is it ok to hijack a plane for political asylum as long as "no one" gets hurt?
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It's never OK to hijack a commercial plane. I can't imagine a 'worthwhile' cause for a hijacking.
As far as 'terrorism', while DSTCHAOS has provided a definition that requires violence, I'd say this would probably be construed as an act of 'terrorism'.
However, here's where I'm not sure if I can agree:
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Originally Posted by _Opi_
Both are equally atrocious and deserve equal coverage.
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Hijackings that result in injury are not 'equally attrocious' to those that result in no harm to innocents; I can't reason any way to get around that.
I do agree, however, that given identical outcomes/circumstances as far as loss of life/injury, it should not matter the reason for the hijacking - hijacking in the name of Allah should not be considered worse than hijacking for political asylum, for Greenpeace, or for any reason.
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