Talk:Stochastic terrorism
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I wanted to make a significant change that may go against an accepted concept
[edit]I would like to make a significant change which may be against an accepted idea so I thought it should be put up for discussion. This section appears to be a misinterpretation of the meaning of an article. The article by Gordon Woo is in my not humble opinion poorly written and edited. I am not providing a link to the article because I am using an unofficial copy. Anyway you know how to find it.
Terminology
[edit]The term was initially used to suggest that a quantifiable relationship may exist between seemingly random acts of terror and their intended goal of "perpetuating a reign of fear" via a manipulation of mass media and its capacity for "instant global news communication". For example, careful timing and placement of just a few moderately explosive devices could have the same intended effect as numerous random attacks or the use of more powerful explosives if they were shrewdly devised to elicit the maximum response from media organizations. It was theorized by Gordon Woo in a 2002 paper that "the absolute number of attacks within a year, i.e. the rhythm of terror, might ultimately be determined as much by publicity goals and the political anniversary calendar as by the size of the terrorist ranks".[1]
I want to replace it with this: (which is a truer interpretation of what was said in the article. Note the heading change also).
References
- ^ WOO, GORDON (2002-04-01). "Quantitative Terrorism Risk Assessment". The Journal of Risk Finance. 4 (1): 7–14. doi:10.1108/eb022949. ISSN 1526-5943.
References
[edit]2024 Haitian cat and dog eating conspiracy theory
[edit]The page for Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax contains claims that it is an example of stochastic terrorism and links to this page. I believe it should be added to the list of alleged incidents. 130.132.173.174 (talk) 18:54, 16 September 2024 (UTC)