It's a Michigan State Law

After I signed off last night, it occurred to me that the source I quoted was referring to federal law, and that what we were looking for might be covered under state law.  It was getting late, even for me, so I resolved to tackle that search tonight.  Here's what I found:

The terrorism charge is provided under Michigan law for "an act that is intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population", in this case, the Oxford High School community.^[65]

Oxford High School shooting - Wikipedia

Michigan law defines an act of terrorism as a "willful and deliberate act that is all of the following:"

"An act that would be a violent felony under the laws of this state, whether or not committed in this state.

"An act that the person knows or has reason to know is dangerous to human life.

"An act that is intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population or influence or affect the conduct of government or a unit of government through intimidation or coercion."

Ethan Crumbley: Here's why the suspected Michigan school shooter has been charged with terrorism - CNN

Michigan Legislature - Section 750.543b

After reading this, I think our local law enforcement would have a tough time pinning a terrorism charge on those goofballs who have been making fake threats online, as their activity meets the third criteria, but not the first two.  They certainly should be charged with something, but I don't think this is it.

I'm sure there will be more news coverage of the Oxford shooting as the investigation unfolds.  Right now the media seems to have other fish to fry, but they will come back to warm this one up sooner or later.

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I tend to agree with Uncle Ken's idea of what Heaven should be like, but it's not up to either of us to make that decision.  I'm not even sure anymore that there is an afterlife but, if there is, I doubt whether any of the great religious leaders of history knew any more about it than we do.