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Are Terrorists Really Just Ordinary Criminals

Are Terrorists Really Just Ordinary Criminals

Q Put yourself in the role of a criminal prosecutor. Why as a prosecutors might you have difficulty at times deciding whether to charge mass murderers with an act of terrorism or conventional murder charges? Please provide examples supported by academic citations to strengthen your argument.

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Criminal activities and terrorist activities cannot be considered as just normal criminals. An activity of terrorism often involves the political objective that the general crime probably has not. It is really problematic for the law enforcement officials to determine whether the terrorists are more punishable than the criminals who are involved in organized crime. Mainly the mass killing activities are evaluated as terrorism as in most of the cases, there are hidden agendas like politics (Altier et al. 2014).