That extremism is what we might call and essentially contested concept. In laymans terms it means Different Things to different people and certainly if you were 100 terrorism experts to define extremism, you would certainly get a wide number of answers if not 100. Speaking for myself, i would define extremism as not just believing certainly there is believe and then there is action. Sometimes scholars will distinguish between the two, but believing in things that are fundamentally radical. That would imply radical change for society. Extremistords, if the political views were actualized in society, society would be thaned in fundamental ways what it is now. Made are distinctions between extremism and violent extremism, a violent extremist is somebody who believes that violence is necessary to bring about these changes. To extremism on the far right, extremism on the far left, there are differences in terms of their beliefs. Anarchist believes a much different set of beliefs than a farr
In san jose has apparently ended peacefully. Kron 4 Sarah Stinson live at the scene shes been there for hours she has the latest for us sara. Marty im live on center road where those swat teams were position for 7 hours in a standoff with several people who took over a home and held a family hostage can tell you that this ended peacefully. They fully you know theyre still on scene right now investigating, but it at least has ended with the standoff has ended as well take a look at video its dark in the video because thats how long this went on for we know for we know for sure that at least 3 people have been taken into custody at a home on the 14 4200 block of center road. Swat teams and police have been here since 1238 this morning, someone called 911 reporting several people broke into a home and assaulted a family then taking that family as hostages when the police arrived, and when they did arrive on scene they put up a perimeter around the entire area shutting intersections making
Now a 9 bay Area Labor Unions are calling on the city of oakland to defund its Police Department thanks for joining us at 9 oclock everybody. Im grant lotus and im Vicki Liviakis demonstrators gathered outside oaklands Police Officers Association Headquarters. Demanding for change in police budget. Kron sir rather kron fours gayle ong explains their demands and how the officers are responding. Outside oakland Police Officers Association Headquarters wednesday. Protesters demanding change within the oakland Police Department budget our Labor Movement is about fighting for the common good and making sure that the voices of the unheard or heard George Floyds death sparked widespread protests around the world against Police Brutality and now calls to Defund Police department the oakland Police Department annual budget is million a budget sanjay garland Vice President of s e i u says needs to change we need to do is invest in our communities and make sure that theyre able to thrive. So we c
Look when she says she saw a noose hanging from a tree later posting this photo in a video of what she encountered on social media oakland mayor libby shaft says there were reports of several nooses found on trees around the lake police say they found 5 ropes on tuesday afternoon all of which have been removed one person told police he put them up for exercise months ago the mayor says that does not excuse their torture us in terrorizing effects we have to start with the assumption that these are hate crimes. We cannot take these actions lightly. We have to take them seriously. And again if theyre proven not to be that will then exonerate that person but that does not exonerate the fact that we cannot have symbols in our public spaces that guy. Cole but this robot there. He said it was for a mind you ive never seen a swing set. Resembles a dose. You know it looks like mostly of like most about it was a hoax information came in that this was exercise equipment. Some of it may have but s
Negotiations are first continuing though so far we know one man was taken into custody early early last night into the from outside the home for victims escaped by but officers believe there are several other victims inside the home with possibly 2 additional suspects thats what the police last told us obviously its ongoing so that could be changing as we speak, but thats what police say and they say hostage negotiators are trying to get them to peacefully come out from the home. They have the media as i said push back very far but these are the street to avoid right now because its all closed down center road red court. Sandra gary away well keep you updated on this tense situation hopefully i can get a little bit closer give you a better live look as clearly that video is from early early this morning was still dark out. So stay tuned right here to the kron 4 morning news for updates, hopefully we can get more information as the time goes on send it back to marty all right sir, thank