# Terrorism thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 19, 2016, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorism-thread/760269 "2016-07-19T00:02:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorism-thread/760269/1 "2016-07-19T00:02:54Z")
MIght as well start one now: Ax attack on German train. Up to 20 injured. > **[Germany axe attack: Assault on train in Wuerzburg injures HK family](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36827725?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_breaking&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=news_central)** > > A teenage Afghan refugee attacks passengers on a train in Germany with an axe and a knife, wounding four, before being shot dead by police. They are coming so fast now they might as well have their own thread. No need to restrict this to Islamic terrorism either. Any mass killing or attempted mass killing motivated by religion or ideology or some other cause can go here. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorism-thread/760269/2 "2016-07-19T00:09:28Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > MIght as well start one now: > > Ax attack on German train. Up to 20 injured. > > [Germany axe attack: Assault on train in Wuerzburg injures HK family - BBC News](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36827725?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_breaking&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=news_central) > > They are coming so fast now they might as well have their own thread. No need to restrict this to Islamic terrorism either. Any mass killing or attempted mass killing motivated by religion or ideology or some other cause can go here. 4 injured. Right there in your link. > [@](#): > > Three people were seriously hurt and one suffered minor injuries in the attack in Wuerzburg, police said. > > Initial reports said up to 20 people had been injured but it was later revealed that at least 14 had been treated for shock. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorism-thread/760269/3 "2016-07-19T01:17:09Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > 4 injured. Right there in your link. Accuracy is underrated. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorism-thread/760269/4 "2016-07-19T01:20:05Z")
I’m going to jump in early to this thread to say I’m against terrorism. Firmly against. I know it’s a controversial viewpoint but I’m pretty adamant about it. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorism-thread/760269/5 "2016-07-19T01:25:17Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > They are coming so fast now they might as well have their own thread. No need to restrict this to Islamic terrorism either. Any mass killing or attempted mass killing motivated by religion or ideology or some other cause can go here. Start an Islamic violence of the day thread. Seriously. It is daily. Let someone else start an other religious violence of the day thread. Let’s compare and contrast. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorism-thread/760269/6 "2016-07-19T01:26:48Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > Start an Islamic violence of the day thread. Seriously. It is daily. Let someone else start an other religious violence of the day thread. Let’s compare and contrast. Jeff and Akbar!!! ---
**Author:** ![DerekMichaels00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f14d63/32.png) [@DerekMichaels00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DerekMichaels00)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorism-thread/760269/7 "2016-07-19T01:34:01Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > Start an Islamic violence of the day thread. Seriously. It is daily. Let someone else start an other religious violence of the day thread. Let’s compare and contrast. ding ding ding! ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorism-thread/760269/8 "2016-07-19T01:46:41Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I’m going to jump in early to this thread to say I’m against terrorism. Firmly against. I know it’s a controversial viewpoint but I’m pretty adamant about it. Eh, jury’s still out on that one, as far as I’m concerned. What’s the down side? ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorism-thread/760269/9 "2016-07-19T01:49:14Z")
The “Islamic attack of the day” thread should probably be started in the Pit. The “Stupid Republican idea of the day” thread is there, right? Islamic attacks are so frequent we’re constantly starting new threads for them. We should have a daily thread for it. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorism-thread/760269/10 "2016-07-19T01:56:31Z")
NM ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorism-thread/760269/11 "2016-07-19T10:35:03Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > Start an Islamic violence of the day thread. Seriously. It is daily. Let someone else start an other religious violence of the day thread. Let’s compare and contrast. Where do we put the invasion of Iraq and America’s drone attacks? ---
**Author:** ![up\_the\_junction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f1d935/32.png) [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorism-thread/760269/12 "2016-07-19T10:40:02Z")
This is pretty: > **[Out of Sight, Out of Mind](https://drones.pitchinteractive.com/)** > > Out of Sight, Out of Mind. A visualization of all documented drone strikes in Pakistan since 2004. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorism-thread/760269/13 "2016-07-19T11:52:12Z")
> [@up\_the\_junction](#): > > This is pretty: > > [http://drones.pitchinteractive.com/](http://drones.pitchinteractive.com/) I just glanced at your link and thought it was from Pinterest. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorism-thread/760269/14 "2016-07-19T12:27:10Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > Where do we put the invasion of Iraq and America’s drone attacks? You want to start a War Crimes thread, you’re welcome to do so. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorism-thread/760269/15 "2016-07-19T16:29:17Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > You want to start a War Crimes thread, you’re welcome to do so. Cant I just call it terrorism, which it totally is? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorism-thread/760269/16 "2016-07-19T16:41:59Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > Where do we put the invasion of Iraq and America’s drone attacks? Friendly advice: Don’t lob them across the plate like that. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorism-thread/760269/17 "2016-07-19T16:47:35Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > Cant I just call it terrorism, which it totally is? What definition of terrorism are you using? ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorism-thread/760269/18 "2016-07-19T16:59:05Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > Cant I just call it terrorism, which it totally is? So you’re saying they aren’t war crimes? ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorism-thread/760269/19 "2016-07-19T17:17:48Z")
> **[Syria conflict: Rebels 'filmed beheading boy' in Aleppo](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-36835678)** > > Videos emerge online appearing to show Syrian rebels taunting and then beheading a boy they say is a captured pro-government Palestinian fighter. US-backed “moderate” Syrian rebels torment and behead a young Palestinian boy. Does this count as terrorism, or just Tuesday in Islam? ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorism-thread/760269/20 "2016-07-19T17:21:05Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > Where do we put the invasion of Iraq and America’s drone attacks? Those never happened. Liberal propaganda. And McVeigh was a secret Muslim. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorism-thread/760269.md?page=2)