Argument Against Suicide Terrorism
Suicide Terrorism
Introduction
September 11, 2001 is a date that is forever embedded into the minds and hearts of most U.S. Citizens. On this date, multiple terrorist attacks were unleashed on the country, killing 2,973 civilians, as well as the 19 hijackers, and injuring over 6,000 others. Globally, this was the largest suicide terrorist attack ever, and while it was by no means the first, it was by far the worst (September 11 Attacks, n.d.).
Suicide terrorism is said to date back to biblical times with the story of Samson defeating 3,000 Philistines by killing himself along with them (Suicide Attacks, n.d.). Centuries later, suicide terrorism has become an increasingly popular method of furthering religious, political, and military …show more content…
policies on terrorism are weak and misguided. Due to the varying information on who commits suicide terrorism, when, where, why, and how, it makes it difficult for the U.S. to truly nail down the best method to combat suicide terrorism. One thing that most of the authors did mention however, is that concession should not be an option where these crimes are concerned, because that only gives the terrorists the idea that their method is not only good, but also successful in furthering their agenda, be it political, religious, etc.
Another aspect that remains true across the board and cannot be disputed is the facts. While Pape’s (2003) facts are the most thorough, everyone else uses the same facts and in turn cites Pape’s research. Given that his research covers such a vast amount of time (1980 to 2001), it is inevitable that the other researchers use his research as a basis, whether they agree with his interpretation and findings or not.
Theory …show more content…
This theory is basically that individuals learn criminal behaviors by observing the behaviors of others in their society. It would appear that learning theory would be easy to use to shape and mold individuals to function “properly” in society, yet it is not. There are significant issues with this theory. Individuals are not always going to observe positive behaviors, so does that mean that all individuals who observe negative behaviors will repeat these behaviors? Could it be possible that individuals might do the exact opposite and observe positive behaviors while practicing negative behaviors and vice versa? Are all individuals apt to repeat the behaviors of others or is it only for weak-willed individuals (Tucker-Gail, 2010, Goal
Introduction
September 11, 2001 is a date that is forever embedded into the minds and hearts of most U.S. Citizens. On this date, multiple terrorist attacks were unleashed on the country, killing 2,973 civilians, as well as the 19 hijackers, and injuring over 6,000 others. Globally, this was the largest suicide terrorist attack ever, and while it was by no means the first, it was by far the worst (September 11 Attacks, n.d.).
Suicide terrorism is said to date back to biblical times with the story of Samson defeating 3,000 Philistines by killing himself along with them (Suicide Attacks, n.d.). Centuries later, suicide terrorism has become an increasingly popular method of furthering religious, political, and military …show more content…
policies on terrorism are weak and misguided. Due to the varying information on who commits suicide terrorism, when, where, why, and how, it makes it difficult for the U.S. to truly nail down the best method to combat suicide terrorism. One thing that most of the authors did mention however, is that concession should not be an option where these crimes are concerned, because that only gives the terrorists the idea that their method is not only good, but also successful in furthering their agenda, be it political, religious, etc.
Another aspect that remains true across the board and cannot be disputed is the facts. While Pape’s (2003) facts are the most thorough, everyone else uses the same facts and in turn cites Pape’s research. Given that his research covers such a vast amount of time (1980 to 2001), it is inevitable that the other researchers use his research as a basis, whether they agree with his interpretation and findings or not.
Theory …show more content…
This theory is basically that individuals learn criminal behaviors by observing the behaviors of others in their society. It would appear that learning theory would be easy to use to shape and mold individuals to function “properly” in society, yet it is not. There are significant issues with this theory. Individuals are not always going to observe positive behaviors, so does that mean that all individuals who observe negative behaviors will repeat these behaviors? Could it be possible that individuals might do the exact opposite and observe positive behaviors while practicing negative behaviors and vice versa? Are all individuals apt to repeat the behaviors of others or is it only for weak-willed individuals (Tucker-Gail, 2010, Goal