How is terrorism different from organized crime? Provide examples to support your answer
What will be an ideal response?
Terrorism has ideological goals. It seeks to weaken or destroy a society. In contrast organized crime feeds on society and therefore seeks to preserve, not destroy it. For example, Al Qaeda destroyed the WTC towers, with the objective of weakening the social fabric of the US. The Italian American Mafia would not have done such a thing, because it would not gain the organization any money, and money is their object.
On the other hand, terrorist organizations sometimes use organized crime groups and/or activities to generate money for their ideological purposes; and sometimes, terrorist groups morph into organized crime groups, finding the money more attractive than the ideology.
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Jose operates a food truck. He drives to job sites at lunch time to sell food to the workers. One day he goes to a worksite and parks on the street. Unfortunately the street is already crowded with parked construction equipment
A police officer approaches Jose and tells him he needs to move the food truck now because other automobiles cannot maneuver down the street. Jose says the traffic jam is not his fault but the fault of the other parked trucks and equipment. Jose tells the officer that he will move the truck when he is finished serving his customers. The officer says, "Move it now." Jose replies, "In a few minutes. I am not breaking any laws. I have a health department permit to operate this food truck." Jose is committing: A) obstructing a passageway. B) disorderly conduct. C) no offense. D) interference with public duties.