Austin Plane Crash- Criminal Act or Domestic Terrorism?

[joejv4]

OK, so here's the definition of terrorism - and it does not fit with the Austin Plane crash case.

Noun: Terrorism
1. The calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear

This was a case of an individual losing his marbles and acting out against the entity that caused the stress that made him snap - criminal act, not terrorism.

[xav0989]

OK, so here's the definition of terrorism - and it does not fit with the Austin Plane crash case.

Noun: Terrorism
1. The calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear

This was a case of an individual losing his marbles and acting out against the entity that caused the stress that made him snap - criminal act, not terrorism.

In that case, let's also agree that Domestic Terrorism is actually not a thing since Terrorism by itself does not include any reference to the land of origin of the terrorist. This leaves us, as joejv4 said, with either terrorism or criminal act. Since this individual didn't want to intimidate nor cause fear in the civilians but rather attack (directly) a society, IRS, we can make it clear that this was a "simple" criminal act.