How do the motivations of terrorists differ from the motivations of other violent criminals, such as those who commit murder, rape, and domestic assault?
2006-10-22 11:17:26 · 13 answers · asked by Spirit 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Terrorists commit violence in the name of their cause and usually on a population vs. a smaller sect of people. They often see themselves as martyrs doing their deeds for their greater agenda. They often have trained for great periods of time and are not spontaneous in nature.
Most criminals who commit those violent crimes aren't well thought out and may, in fact, my spontaneous in nature. They are often crimes of passion or revenge and not to further their beliefs (agenda). Often their is a history of issues with these people growing up- animal cruelty, late bed wetting, juvenile fire setting (a pattern usually found in serial criminals).
None of them have a conscience though. Good question.
2006-10-22 11:25:09 · answer #1 · answered by firelook 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Terrorists are doing things in the name of a religion; they feel that their acts can further their position in the after-life.
Other violent criminals are satisfying some sort of void that they are feeling now without a thought about the affect on others. They care about the here and now.
2006-10-22 11:21:05 · answer #2 · answered by LiveLifeBeGood 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Terrorists usually believe they are being selfless and patriotic. They tend to view themselves as martyrs in a just cause. Other criminals are usually more selfish in their motivations.
2006-10-22 11:19:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is far from a quick question......terrorists motivation is to destroy many at one time to a real cause only understood by themselves......a type of ethnic cleansing to a degree as they can not respect others beliefs........
when someone commits a violent crime....in mose cases there is motive....or they are fulfulling a desire....
in my book they are both very bad people and should be punished accordingly......
2006-10-22 11:21:24 · answer #4 · answered by askaway 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the terrorists have a mindset that they are helping their people or doing it for some higher being. Other criminals do it from selfishness.
2006-10-22 11:19:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd hate to think that anyone who answers this questions isn't doing it from first hand knowledge!
Nobody can speak for someone else's motivations to break the law. I would no sooner be able to speculate on the motivation of anybody who does that as thats all it would be is speculation.
Not being able to fit myself in any of the categories within the question that you posed I'll have to stick with 'I have no idea'.........
..........think about it................
2006-10-22 11:38:01 · answer #6 · answered by MsEagleTX 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Terrorists believe they are doing it for a greater universal cause, i.e. to fight oppression, etc. Rapists, etc. may use that as a defense, but there is no ideology behind it - and most of them know it.
2006-10-22 11:20:13 · answer #7 · answered by John P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Terrorists are on a larger scale of murder or terror and are in relation to politics or religon.
2006-10-22 11:18:47 · answer #8 · answered by Ceremony 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, from what I understand, muslim terrorists believe they have a sure ticket to the upstairs to sit next to allah for their crimes.
2006-10-22 11:20:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
tererist fight for freedom and other peole one mans tererist is anothers freedom fighter
and other people are just crazy plain and simple nuts
2006-10-22 11:19:54 · answer #10 · answered by inthehood629 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋