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41 U. La Verne L. Rev. 104 (2019-2020)
White Supremacists Have Committed Domestic Terrorist Attacks, but Why Have the Attackers Not Been Indicted as Domestic Terrorists?

handle is hein.journals/jjuvl41 and id is 110 raw text is: WHITE SUPREMACISTS HAVE COMMITTED DOMESTIC TERRORIST ATTACKS, BUT WHY HAVE THE ATTACKERS NOT BEEN INDICTED AS DOMESTIC TERRORISTS? Priscilla Parada* INTRODUCTION .............................................. 105 I.WHAT IS DOMESTIC TERRORISM? ............................. 108 A. The FBI's definition of domestic terrorism................ 108 B. The Patriot Act's definition of domestic terrorism .... 109 C. The definition of domestic terrorism applies to Patrick Crusius's attack in El Paso........ ..... ...... 110 1. The FBI's definition applies to Crusius............ 110 2. The Patriot Act's definition applies to Crusius..... 111 II.ARE WHITE SUPREMACISTS TERRORISTS?... .................. 113 A. The U.S. narrative of what terrorism looks like is 9/11................................... 113 B. The U.S. narrative of what terrorism looks like stems from white supremacy ............... ......115 1. President Trump's rhetoric has helped increase white ideology . ............................. 116 2. Mental illness is almost always associated with white shooters ...................................... 117 Juris Doctorate, expected 2020, from the University of La Verne College of Law; Bach- elor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley. Ms. Parada would like to thank Professor Michael O'Connor for his Law and Terrorism Seminar, which inspired the fruition of this topic. This paper was also inspired by the pain and strength of the Latino community and victims of the El Paso shooting. Ms. Parada would like to thank her sisters for the motivation and support they provided during the process of this article. Finally, Ms. Parada would like to thank her parents and brother for their endless support on this con- troversial and racial topic. 104

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