Terror attack at Olympics (Relax, it's a hypothetical situation)

[Lhalo]

To the OP,

 

You'd think that it would, but I highly doubt it. I do fear for the athletes and tourists going over there. Like someone else said, I'd be surprised if something doesn't happen. I just hope that it doesn't cause much damage or kill many (or none at all.) I don't think they'd attack an actual event. I'm picturing more of an attack on the Olympic village or major tourist attraction.

 

I can see that happening. Everyone's focused on the Olympic venues when boom some local tourist attraction blows up.

 

There's not much anyone can do about it though. You can't protect every place all of the time.

[gotbeer]

Olympic Venue?  I think Boston showed us a probable target.  26 miles is very hard to secure.

[arch stanton]

Maybe everyone should bring a gun. Why should the biathlon athletes be the only ones protected? 

[LBHalos17]

One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.

So, a suicide bomber is fighting for freedom?  In a different country?

[Brandon]

Maybe everyone should bring a gun. Why should the biathlon athletes be the only ones protected? 

 

Oscar Pistorious agrees

[Tank]

Oscar Pistorious agrees

 

roses are red

violets are glorious

don't ever surprise

oscar pistorious

[arch stanton]

So, a suicide bomber is fighting for freedom?  In a different country?

So what exactly do you think the Chechans are fighting for? Or AQ? People don't fight to the death unless they feel they have a just cause. Calling them a terrorist isn't going to make them forget what pissed them off.

[LBHalos17]

So what exactly do you think the Chechans are fighting for? Or AQ? People don't fight to the death unless they feel they have a just cause. Calling them a terrorist isn't going to make them forget what pissed them off.

What part of "fighting in their own country" did you not understand?  I usually defer to the list of designated terrorist groups (FBI, Nato) that are based on an agreed-upon definition of terrorism.

[arch stanton]

I'm not sure what fighting in their own country has to do with it. We haven't fought a war in our own country in 150 years. I'm not saying they are right. I'm saying your definition of them doesn't matter to them and calling every group that fights for a cause you don't like "terrorist" makes the word pretty meaningless.

[HaloMagic]

We haven't fought a war in our own country in 150 years.

So according to LB, we're the terrorists.

I agree.