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by lurgburg 1348 days ago
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stochastic_terrorism

He could have anticipated his actions would lead to these outcomes.

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Seems like a word that needed to be invented to attribute responsibility to someone who isn't actually responsible. Would be a great tool for a totalitarian state to abuse.

There's quite a few passages in the bible (among many books) that, if recited, could be described as "stochastic terrorism". That is, they could "inspire violence". However, I'm sure double standards would be applied rigorously - to make sure it's not a problem for "the right people".

If that's his actual "crime", I don't like the way this is going. What goes around, comes around.