The federal government’s elastic public use of the term "eco-terrorism" has drawn some criticism from the public and officials.
The FBI doesn’t necessarily define these actions strictly as domestic terrorism but instead as “Special interest terrorism” which differs from traditional right-wing and left-wing terrorism in that extremist special interest groups seek to resolve specific issues, rather than effect widespread political change . The exact federal criminal code, USC 2331, states:
(5) the term "domestic terrorism" means activities that - A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State; B) appear to be intended - (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;(ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and(C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States.
Do ELF / ALF fall into this category? What do you think?
-SOURCE-(Added Pub. L. 102-572, title X, Sec. 1003(a)(3), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4521; amended Pub. L. 107-56, title VIII, Sec. 802(a), Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 376.)
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Added on: 14/09/2006 08:46:32
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