This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Stop government and the media calling terrorists "Lone Wolves".
The media and government officials repeatedly call the heinous, cowardly terrorist attacks by individuals as "Lone Wolf" attacks. This glorifies the terrorist and their supporters by associating them with the majestic Wolf rather than a more mundane association such as a stray dog.
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Glorification of terrorists is tantamount to incitement. The media and government officials regularly call the terrorist attacks by individuals, such as the recent attack in Nice, France, as "Lone Wolf" attacks and this is unjustified. The Wolf is a majestic animal and the association to cowardly terrorists is just wrong.
By calling the attacks: "Stray Dog" attacks, there would be some reluctance by the perpetrators to be associated with such cowardly action.
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