Quote Originally Posted by Gelston View Post
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(a) "Act of terrorism" means a willful and deliberate act that is all of the following:
(i) An act that would be a violent felony under the laws of this state, whether or not committed in this state.
(ii) An act that the person knows or has reason to know is dangerous to human life.
(iii) An act that is intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population or influence or affect the conduct
of government or a unit of government through intimidation or coercion.

It has to be ALL three, their definition is the same as everywhere else. I didn't see anything saying he was trying to do anything in the 3rd one. He is overcharged.

And what Methais meant by religious or political is that terrorism requires the person be pushing a specific goal using violence. It is usually based on political or religious ideologies, but it doesn't have to be.

What position was he trying to push? Or was he just a bullied kid getting pay back?
The Michigan statute doesn't require someone to be acting upon a political or religious ideal, so the federal definition has no relevance as to whether or not the State of Michigan charges the teen.

Also in case you weren't following the final page, the little dude premeditated what was going to happen and recorded himself talking about committing the act. Between that and the Instagram post, the third clause was met. That the first two were blatantly covered by the act itself should be apparent.

If that weren't enough, the DA has sooo much more information that would have had to been approved by a grand jury or a judicial officer in a preliminary hearing to even bring those charges in the first place.