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Originally posted by Penske_Account
Why? the suicide is not integral to the act. If the bomb went off and the mother and child died but the bomber lived by virtue of some fluke, it would still be what it is cold blooded murder. As Hank noted, the death of the killer is incidental.
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Right. And that's why we didn't have a different name for Japanese pilots who flew their explosive-laden planes into US ships during World War II. My father just talked about "the Japanese air force bombing attacks" he saw off Iwo Jima in 1945.
It is easier to prevent an attacker who is trying to live to fight another day. Not as easy to prevent one who is the bomb delivery system and the detonating device.
