The issue is, because there are a bunch of Terrorism laws now, if they come out and say "this was terrorism." Then they're obligated to charge the offender (assuming they survive), and anyone that gave material support to them, with terrorism offences.
Law Enforcement are everywhere overworked and underresourced (that's where politicians want them). No LEO of any stripe wants to waste months of work on on a case that's not going to win. Hence, they play this stupid game of semantics around "mental illness" in the press until they have overwhelming evidence to support a finding of terrorism.
Over here at the first court appearance for Noori Saeed, the magistrate questioned the prosecution on why there were no terrorism charges laid. The answer was - because, despite the fact that he pulled into the tram tracks from 4 cars back at the traffic lights and ploughed into a crowd of commuters crossing the intersection (only to collide into concealed railings and disable his own vehicle by sheer luck), while all the while playing the Jihadi soundtrack in his car, and having loads of Jihadi videos on his computer and phone, the prosecution decided there was insufficient evidence of Terrorism to convince a local jury. They're probably right; Melbourne is full of bleeding heart liberals.
Meanwhile, terrorists are fucking laughing at them and us.
Key word, “ presumes”. Dullards.
The issue is, because there are a bunch of Terrorism laws now, if they come out and say "this was terrorism." Then they're obligated to charge the offender (assuming they survive), and anyone that gave material support to them, with terrorism offences.
Law Enforcement are everywhere overworked and underresourced (that's where politicians want them). No LEO of any stripe wants to waste months of work on on a case that's not going to win. Hence, they play this stupid game of semantics around "mental illness" in the press until they have overwhelming evidence to support a finding of terrorism.
Over here at the first court appearance for Noori Saeed, the magistrate questioned the prosecution on why there were no terrorism charges laid. The answer was - because, despite the fact that he pulled into the tram tracks from 4 cars back at the traffic lights and ploughed into a crowd of commuters crossing the intersection (only to collide into concealed railings and disable his own vehicle by sheer luck), while all the while playing the Jihadi soundtrack in his car, and having loads of Jihadi videos on his computer and phone, the prosecution decided there was insufficient evidence of Terrorism to convince a local jury. They're probably right; Melbourne is full of bleeding heart liberals.
Meanwhile, terrorists are fucking laughing at them and us.
This needs to change fast.