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  • Property damage can sometimes be considered terrorism, depending on the intent, scale, and impact of the act. Many legal definitions of terrorism include serious destruction of property if it is intended to:

    • Intimidate or coerce a population (e.g., setting fire to critical infrastructure to spread fear).
    • Influence a government or international organization (e.g., bombing government buildings to force political change).
    • Cause widespread disruption (e.g., cyberattacks on essential services).

    Tesla dealerships are not critical infrastructure, government buildings or essential services.

    It’s really a stretch to call this terrorism.













  • As well as the algorithm, there are also structural things.

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