Domestic Terrorism
Question 1
Domestic terrorism can get described as the act of commission of acts such as the use of unlawful violence against persons by an individual or group with the intent of intimidating either their government, the population to further their personal political or social objectives.
Domestic terrorists can get tied down to the existence of individuals who champion for extreme ideologies that are either politically, environmentally, religiously, or socially inclined.
Question 2
There could be various triggers that lead domestic terrorists to act extremely. The triggers include; one being emotionally distressed following a stressful event, one mostly disagreeing with government policy or a group of people feeling like they lack purpose in life. Also, other triggers include; a group of people feeling unappreciated or having limited chances of success or being spiteful of a specific group of people.
Question 3
There are four main reasons why domestic terrorists plan and execute their violent acts; to achieve recognition, to frighten people, to provoke specific individuals, or plainly for rebellion. Once domestic terrorists scare people, they cause them to act in a particular manner that they desire. With provocation, domestic terrorists aim to bring out the weakness of the government or the individual group. Rebellion, on the other hand, goes hand in hand with recognition. If a group tends to follow a different path from the stipulated, they tend to gain acceptance among society.
Question 4
Domestic terrorism, however, differs from a hate crime in that hate crimes are committed as a result of a person being biased against certain people based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or ethnicity. On the other hand, domestic terrorism acts get committed to further a groups’ personal political and social objective.
References
Bjelopera, J. P. (2017). Domestic terrorism: An overview.
Taylor, H. (2019). Domestic terrorism and hate crimes: legal definitions and media framing of mass shootings in the United States. Journal of policing, intelligence and counter-terrorism, 14(3), 227-244.