One of the things Capitol insurrection has brought to the forefront is the term 'domestic terrorism'. I think most of us can agree the Capitol insurrection was a case of domestic terrorism, at least in the colloquial sense.
Would you be surprised to know that under US federal law, there is no single Domestic Terrorism statute? There are vastly different tools available to law enforcement if the terrorism is foreign, versus if it is domestic. For years, there has been a call for additional legislation to make it easier to investigate and prosecute domestic terrorism.
Here's an episode of the excellent FBI Retired Case File Review podcast, where the host interviews retired special agent Tim O'Connor who talks about domestic terrorism cases, and he makes a convincing argument that our lack of cohesive domestic terrorism statutes is a problem: Episode 213: Tom O'Connor – Domestic Terrorism, Racially Motivated and Antigovernment Extremists
I think that, if nothing else, we need to have tools to make it easier to investigate and stop domestic terrorism before it happens.
Would you be surprised to know that under US federal law, there is no single Domestic Terrorism statute? There are vastly different tools available to law enforcement if the terrorism is foreign, versus if it is domestic. For years, there has been a call for additional legislation to make it easier to investigate and prosecute domestic terrorism.
Here's an episode of the excellent FBI Retired Case File Review podcast, where the host interviews retired special agent Tim O'Connor who talks about domestic terrorism cases, and he makes a convincing argument that our lack of cohesive domestic terrorism statutes is a problem: Episode 213: Tom O'Connor – Domestic Terrorism, Racially Motivated and Antigovernment Extremists
I think that, if nothing else, we need to have tools to make it easier to investigate and stop domestic terrorism before it happens.