Reply #18: Long, long ago [View All]

[MadHound]

Luddites are the first one to come to mind, but I'm sure that there are others earlier.

Hell, destruction of private property has been commonplace political and resistence tactic since our country began. Yet these tactics haven't been classified as terrorism and punished as such. Hell, if this sort of prosecution was handed down in the fifties or sixties, just think of who would have been jailed.

This sort of bonus charge allows a whole slippery slope to open in our legal system, and the vague definitions and points set out in relevant legislation such as the Patriot Act allow broad interpretations and much misuse.

Whether or not you like ELF or others, whether or not you agree with these sorts of tactics, this sort of legal precendent is not healthy for our country.