see, this is the kind of Orwellian garbage that needs to be stomped out. pronto.
http://www.thestar.com/printarticle/755958
It is entirely possible that this woman is so brilliant that she is using this incident as an expose on the creeping mis-use of certain words. My money, however, is on the fact that this twit actually believes that she was the victim of terrorism.
On the probable chance that the latter interpretation is correct, I pit you, Gail Shea
I heard an interview on the radio regarding this by one of the Liberal MP’s who, I think, was from Newfoundland.
It actually made some sort of sense as he explained it.
I’m not sure I’d use the word terrorist, but if an organization plans an assault (which is what someone commits when they pie someone as has already been determined by the courts) upon a person, especially an elected representative, in the hope that it will further its political agenda then it has gone beyond the slapstick. Whether that means they lose their charitable status or worse depends on the severity.
Well, it being PETA will probably lose them a lot of points in most circles. 
I believe the words “tofu cream pie” alone should constitute a terrorist act.
If we outlaw tofu cream pies, only outlaws will have tofu cream pies.
Which would serve them right!
I thought cruel & unusual punishment was a no-no ?
As God is my witness, I had no idea you could make whipped cream out of tofu.
Ignorance fought, and all that.
I should not be at all surprised if DHS already has the Biotic Baking Brigade under surveillance.
So Martin Luther King would have been a terrorist?
Why’d they even bother with a tofu cream pie? Cool Whip and its even more suspect competitors are made soybean oil and no dairy, and a lot cheaper than tofu. Next you’ll be telling me that PETA lights their cigars with environmentally-friendly $100 bills.
It’s a poor choice of words. I think the point intended is that a person who commits assault (with a deadly snerk weapon) for the purpose of forcing political change is by definition a terrorist, even if the expected result (or even the desired result) does not exactly approach terror.
The difference is that people will actually eat Cool Whip. About the only possible use for a tofu cream pie is smacking someone in the face.
Makes the term ‘terrorist’ meaningless then.
“Terrorism” is an act done to inspire/cause terror, which (sometimes) happens to be related to a political position. “Protest” is an act done to make a point and/or try to cause political change. The two are NOT interchangable.
Personally, I’d be annoyed if I got pied, but I wouldn’t be terrified.
I didn’t say it was a reasonable position to take, just that it’s a technically accurate one.
Ok - from Merriam-Webster:
Terrorism: the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion.
Terror: 1 : a state of intense fear
2 a : one that inspires fear : scourge b : a frightening aspect <the terrors of invasion> c : a cause of anxiety : worry d : an appalling person or thing; especially : brat
3 : reign of terror
4 : violent or destructive acts (as bombing) committed by groups in order to intimidate a population or government into granting their demands <insurrection and revolutionary terror> (Bolding mine)
Protest: 1 : a solemn declaration of opinion and usually of dissent: as a : a sworn declaration that payment of a note or bill has been refused and that all responsible signers or debtors are liable for resulting loss or damage b : a declaration made especially before or while paying that a tax is illegal and that payment is not voluntary
2 : the act of objecting or a gesture of disapproval <resigned in protest>; especially : a usually organized public demonstration of disapproval
3 : a complaint, objection, or display of unwillingness usually to an idea or a course of action <went under protest>
4 : an objection made to an official or a governing body of a sport
(Bolding mine)
I think it’s reasonably clear what happened in this incident, and it wasn’t terrorism.
From the OED:
Obviously, it’s not terrorism in the proper sense of the word, but it’s not just a protest either. Waving a placard =/= throwing dessert
True; but I would say that it’s closer to some of the Vietnam protests in the US in the 1960’s (which may or may not have been violent) to a suicide bomber in Afghanistan.
I suppose my main point is that I agree with the OP, the pitee is an idiot.
I dont see how this lines up with C-36’s definition’s "terrorist activity’’ means an act or omission, in or outside Canada,
(i) that is committed
(A) in whole or in part for a political, religious or ideological purpose, objective or cause, and
(B) in whole or in part with the intention of intimidating the public, or a segment of the public, with regard to its security, including its economic security, or compelling a person, a government or a domestic or an international organization to do or to refrain from doing any act, whether the public or the person, government or organization is inside or outside Canada, and
(ii) that intentionally
(A) causes death or serious bodily harm to a person by the use of violence,
(B) endangers a person’s life,
© causes a serious risk to the health or safety of the public or any segment of the public,
(D) causes substantial property damage, whether to public or private property, if causing such damage is likely to result in the conduct or harm referred to in any of clauses (A) to ©, or
(E) causes serious interference with or serious disruption of an essential service, facility or system, whether public or private, other than as a result of advocacy, protest, dissent or stoppage of work that is not intended to result in the conduct or harm referred to in any of clauses (A) to ©,
and includes a conspiracy, attempt or threat to commit any such act or omission, or being an accessory after the fact or counselling in relation to any such act or omission, but, for greater certainty, does not include an act or omission that is committed during an armed conflict and that, at the time and in the place of its commission, is in accordance with customary international law or conventional international law applicable to the conflict, or the activities undertaken by military forces of a state in the exercise of their official duties, to the extent that those activities are governed by other rules of international law.
The pie thrower is an ass and should be lined up with public mischief or assault but not terrorism.
In other news from Canada, MP Gerry Byrne is an idiot.