Augusta, GA
Was it terrorism? Local expert weighs in on mass shooting in Buffalo
AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF)- The mass taking pictures that befell in Buffalo on Saturday, is taken into account a hate crime. However, an professional at Augusta College mentioned it additionally matches the definition of terrorism.
Dr. Lance Hunter is an Affiliate Professor of Political Science at AU. He spent years researching mass shootings and terrorism, and finally revealed his findings.
He defined an occasion should match three standards to be thought of an act of terror. It should be a violent occasion, be motivated by radical political, social, or non secular ideologies and have a goal “enemy” or “different”.
Dr. Hunter mentioned many individuals are hesitant to label mass shootings as terrorism, as a result of they don’t match up with preconceived concepts of what terrorism is. He defined that when many Individuals consider terrorists, they consider Al Qaeda and ISIS, and so they consider bombings and hijackings.
“As a result of if we have a look at the incident in buffalo, in my estimation, based mostly on the proof I’ve seen, it matches all the factors to be thought of a type of terrorism. So you possibly can have an motion that could be a type of a hate crime, and it’s additionally terrorism. So, it may be each. And we consider that it’s each right here, based mostly on the statements and writings achieved by the perpetrator,” mentioned Dr. Hunter.
Dr. Hunter mentioned home terrorism has been rising considerably over the past a number of years. He defined that his analysis exhibits one group of Individuals has grow to be a number one concern in terms of mass shootings and terror in the US.
“If we have a look at 2015 to presently, concerning home terrorism, we see that roughly 80% of the acts of terrorism have come from proper oriented people or teams. About 20% for left oriented. Out of that 80%, not less than half of these are white supremacy teams.”
Whereas many are hesitant to label the Buffalo taking pictures as terrorism, in a press release Saturday, President Joe Biden referred to as the mass taking pictures an act of home terror.
Augusta, GA
GSP trooper hit by wrong-way driver on Riverwatch Parkway
Augusta, GA
Georgia trooper hit by wrong way driver on Riverwatch Parkway
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A Georgia State Patrol trooper was hit by a wrong way driver on Riverwatch Parkway on Friday night.
According to GSP, the trooper was driving near mile marker 3.5 when he was hit head on by a Toyota 4Runner that was traveling in the wrong direction.
Officials say the trooper was seriously injured and had to be extracted from the vehicle.
The trooper and driver of the Toyota 4Runner were taken to Wellstar MCG, authorities say.
GSP says this is an active investigation.
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Augusta, GA
Windsor Jewelers expects to move from Washington Road to new home
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Windsor Fine Jewelers could be moving to a new home in the future.
Shane Thompson said Windsor is highly likely leaving 2635 Washington Road and will likely be moving about a mile north to the old Comcast building on Riverwatch Parkway.
Thompson said the deal is not finalized yet, but it is likely.
In terms of when this would happen, it would not be a fast process.
Windsor has a number of years to make the move. It could be as soon as two years, or it could be five, six or 10 years.
If the business moves, the company wants to maintain the standard of experience customers are accustomed to.
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