However, it is difficult to distinguish between forms of political violence that are legal and forms that are illegal, such as terrorism. In particular, when groups claim to achieve a common good for their communities, a “terrorist without a cause is not a terrorist” (Gupta 2008, 32). However, targeting civilians who do no harm is illegitimate and undermines the legality of the movement. Nonetheless, it is imperative to understand the nature of individual acts of violence, the intent behind those acts, and the meaning of the act before labeling an act as terrorism (Bryan, Kelly, and Templer 2011, 7). However, intentionally using non-combatants as a weapon to achieve political change is illegitimate in any form..