A gun is like a parachute. If you need one, and don’t have one, you’ll probably never need one again.
It being assault with a deadly weapon doesn't mean he wasn't trying to, it just means there is no proof that he planned it beforehand.
Regardless of whether he wanted to kill the man or not, his actions easily could have, any serious injury can kill, thus anyone intentionally inflicting serious injury, especially blunt force trauma to the head, should be treated as if they tried to kill a person... They tried to inflict a life threatening injury, therefore they tried to kill, and that's the whole point of assault with a deadly weapon.
A gun is like a parachute. If you need one, and don’t have one, you’ll probably never need one again.
All groups are domestic terrorists as soon as they resort to vandalism and violence... it's not just antifa, it just happens that antifa is in the spotlight now because they are rather fresh...
Premeditation means he went to the event, having a plan to kill somebody. This is nearly impossible to prove, which is why they went for Assault with a Deadly weapon. Which is much easier to prove. Assault with a Deadly weapon doesn't mean his intent wasn't to kill. I don't know if that was his intent or not, he could just be really stupid and doesn't realize how deadly a bike lock can be when striking a skull.
So, did you stop reading after that? Did you miss the explanation? And for what it's worth, it isn't my theory, but I'd love to see a refutation if you can provide one. I'll wait...ish.
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No it doesn't. those in the center are the libertarian, and the ones on the extreme left and extreme right are on the authoritarian side, which is why it looks like a horseshoe...
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God damn, being a centrist that cares about upholding US values, and who gives a shit about the law is exhausting....
"The fatal flaw of every plan, no matter how well planned, is the assumption that you know more than your enemy."
The IRA explicitly tried to keep their kills down and phoned ahead their bomb threats etc. but I think it's a very short list of people who'll say they aren't a terrorist group. Swing and a miss?
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sad part is some people actually believe the bold.
Also teh bar for what justifies being labeled a terrorist these days is far to low... but people only seem to care when looking at specific groups. Remember kids. Basement dwelling neck beards are terrorists cause someone got told they suck... and it turned out they did.... literally...
This logic is lost on the far right, because when they kill, they're heroes. They only kill muslims, journalists and other people who are a threat to the western world.