300 words domestic terrorism

Types of Terrorism

Discussions about terrorism often focus on foreign groups. However, as we learned this week, there are numerous groups and individuals within the United States that are involved in terrorism. For this discussion, provide an example of each of the following, and describe the organization and its goals. 

• Environmental terrorism
• Animal rights terrorism
• Armed militia
• Hate groups

Next, research a specific incident that can be classified as domestic terrorism and describe it for the class. Why is this incident considered terrorism (based on the definitions we have learned)? Is the person or group responsible for this incident, still active?

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In 2015, Robert Lewis Dear, a 57 years-old Kentucky born, moved from South Carolina to North Carolina to Colorado where he opened fire on a Planned Parenthood facility, killing two civilians and a police officer. After a five-hour standoff Dear told the police "no more baby parts."