Who: North Carolina U.S. Attorney Anne Tompkins What: After winning conviction of a man for minting his own silver currency, Tompkins called such actions “a unique form of domestic terrorism,” and while they “do not involve violence, they are every bit as insidious. …”
Why it’s dim: This was a prosecution of a well-known crank who doesn’t believe in paper money. He clearly broke the law, but … terrorism? Terrorism isn’t a peel-and-stick label for any crime against the federal government.
Cure: Get a dictionary.
