Intent matters. Sorry, it just does.
Car accidents are, well, accidental. Terrorist attacks are not.
Rational people understand this.
Car accidents are, well, accidental. Terrorist attacks are not.
Rational people understand this.
Now, if I were an embassador, or judge, or some big fish, I could understand that this intent would make an attack more probable. The vast majority of people, however, will never have the luxury of a powerful enough enemy mailing a fundamentalist hit squad to their homes. We, fortunately, are the tourist-class fliers of global terrorism, lacking any kind of personal attention.
So you, as a rational person, don't seen any difference between someone bumping into you accidentally and apologizing, and someone deliberately shoving you? Really?
Rational people forgive accidents and punish intentional or negligent harm. The RATIONAL basis for this is that the punished offender is less likely to repeat the offense in the future.
I'm not sure why this is a difficult concept.