In (somewhat) positive news...

Back in February, a 17-year-old boy in Toronto, Canada, stabbed a woman to death in an erotic massage parlour. Two additional victims survived stabbings.

Today, Crown prosecutors upgraded the charges against him from First-degree murder and Attempted murder to Terrorist Activity on the grounds that he identifies as an incel.

This is notable for two reasons. First, because he was under 18 at the time of the attack, even a first-degree murder charge would have no minimum sentencing requirement, but a terrorism conviction is more likely to lead to life imprisonment.

Second, this appears to be the first case anywhere, and certainly in Canada, where incel status has been legally defined as terrorism:

Terrorism comes in many forms and it's important to note that it is not restricted to any particular group, religion or ideology. -- Toronto police and RCMP in joint statement

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Articles:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/incel-terrorism-massage-parlour-1.5575689

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52733060

Posted May 20, 2020, 12:21 AM UTC

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