This mistaken conflation of the religious association of the fundamentalists who committed the crime with that of ordinary people who have nothing else in common with them, political, historical, or ideological, illustrates very needy the power of violence to engender feelings of discrimination.
The situation also offers an example of the limits, in one specific case, of laws and ideals against murder and violence, for non-violence is one of the principles of Islam, and a study of the reasons for the jihad that underpins the behavior of those deemed by Americans to be terrorists might help to resolve some of the issues.
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