"Stochastic terrorism is a specific type of extremist violence that occurs when an environment has “othered” a population or individual to a significant enough extent that results in subsequent violence against them,  Eric K. Ward, senior advisor to the Western States Center, told Insider."

"Stochastic terrorism is a specific type of extremist violence that occurs when an environment has “othered” a population or individual to a significant enough extent that results in subsequent violence against them,  Eric K. Ward, senior advisor to the Western States Center, told Insider."
https://www.businessinsider.com/stochastic-terrorism-meaning-definition-form-of-extremist-political-violence-2022-11

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The canonical historical precedent is Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, getting murdered in 1170 by four knights who took as a royal command this utterance in passing by Henry II, King of England: "What miserable drones and traitors have I nourished and brought up in my household, who let their lord be treated with such shameful contempt by a low-born cleric?". Henry II was reportedly horrified by the gruesome killing and later regretted his words.