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A terrorism label that comes before the facts can turn ‘domestic terrorism’ into a useless designation

  • Written by Brian O'Neill, Professor of Practice, International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology
A terrorism label that comes before the facts can turn ‘domestic terrorism’ into a useless designationHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem initially said Alex Pretti committed an ‘act of domestic terrorism’ before saying later that ‘we were using the best information we had at the time.’Al Drago/Getty Image

In separate encounters, federal immigration agents in Minneapolis killed Renée Good and Alex Pretti in...

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