Talk:Shelley Shannon

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[edit] Terrorist vs. Pro-life activist

It seems that there is an edit war over whether Shelley Shannon should be described as a "terrorist" or a "pro-life activist" in the introduction of the article. Which should be used? Andrew_pmk | Talk 23:09, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

It should be terrorist. What do others think?

There's a slo-mo revert war going on about this question if you look through the history of the page.

We should try to reach consensus here. David in DC (talk) 15:48, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Terrorist is a loaded word

There is no doubt that Ms. Shannon is an extremist whacko, but "terrorist" is not the proper term. Terrorists fight to bring down an existing political order, or change a FOREIGN nation's policy. Shannon's efforts do not qualify, because she is merely trying to influence her own country's policy, albeit by extreme and unneccesary means.

Let's not cheapen the term "terrorist" by applying it to any insignificant criminal's actions.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.85.245.43 (talk • contribs) 12:00, 6 July 2007

I don't subscribe to that definition at all. Terrorists, in my definition set, use violence against innocents (i.e., people who are not members of the armed forces) in order to achieve political goals. I think most people would call Timothy McVeigh a terrorist, despite the fact that his act was against his own country. (Check out The Troubles and the Red Brigades for other examples of intra-country terrorism.)
Nor do I think of Shelley Shannon's crime as "insignificant"—not by a long-shot.--HughGRex (talk) 02:10, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sniper?

Why is she called a sniper? Was she a police sniper as a civilian? There is no source given for the claim.

Also, she used a pistol. A pistolier perhaps, but not a sniper. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.80.15.128 (talk) 23:04, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

I've substituted the good, old-fashioned word gunslinger David in DC (talk) 14:39, 7 April 2008 (UTC)