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I think it's because there's the difference between terrorism and mindless violence. Mindless violence is tragic but it's just sort of human nature to fight and argue against things that don't really agree with them. Terrorism isn't a fight for ideals, it's just something to hurt people. You're not defending anything, you're simply attacking someone because it's fun. That's why terrorism (in my mind and from what I understand) is worse than mindless violence.

To me, terrorism is also linked to ideals, mainly the ideal of "infidels shall die" (like for the catholic Crusades, okay? no islamophobia in my words). Still, mindless violence and terrorism are, to me, different sides of the same coin: there are, in this world, some incredibly hateful and violent people (a little but noisy minority), and they may try and hurt (or kill) people as soon as they find a "reason" for it. I don't think terrorist acts are "for fun".

Terrorism LIKES TO THINK they're idealists but I think true terrorists are just out to hurt people because it's fun. Idealists can be very pushy admittedly, but when they hurt people they have an ulterior motive. Look at ISIS's beheadings, what the hell does that have to do with Islam? A simple headshot execution would have sufficed, that torture is clearly out of line.

Stop rationalizing tylerchu, it really insults your own 'intelligence'. Thinking there is a ethical difference when people are killed, but for different reasons, is blatantly hypocritical, or just plain stupid.

People being killed is bad. Regardless of reason. There is a reason why premeditated murder has a heavier penalty than manslaughter.