Editing Non-combatant (section)

=== War on terrorism ===
Although there is no clear definition of [[terrorism]], a terrorist can be explained as an individual who is a non-state actor who engages in armed hostilities toward a state or government during a time of peace.<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal|last=Hoffman|first=michael|title=Terrorists Are Unlawful Belligerents, Not Unlawful Combatants: A Distinction with Implications for the Future of International Humanitarian Law|url=https://scholarlycommons.law.case.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1455&context=jil|journal=Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law}}</ref> The location an individual is tried in a court of law is the determining factor between [[combatant]] and non-combatant terrorists.<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal|last=fraser|first=alexander|date=January 2017|title=For the Sake of Consistency: Distinguishing Combatant Terrorists from Non-Combatant Terrorists in Modern Warfare|url=https://scholarship.richmond.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1141&amp=&context=law-student-publications&amp=&sei-redir=1&referer=https%253A%252F%252Fscholar.google.com%252Fscholar%253Fas_ylo%253D2015%2526q%253Dnon-combatant%2526hl%253Den%2526as_sdt%253D0%252C48#search=%22non-combatant%22|journal=University of Richmond UR Scholarship Repository}}</ref> Individuals like the San Bernardino shooters, the Tsarnaev brothers and the people responsible for the [[September 11 attacks]] would be characterized as non-combatant terrorists.<ref name=":3" /> Groups like [[Al-Qaeda]] are considered combatant terrorists or may also be called unlawful combatants.<ref name=":2" /> Non-combatants can also be looked at as radical civilians and combatants can be seen as military soldiers.<ref name=":3" />

As of 2017, there are inconsistent ways in which the prosecutions of terrorists are conducted.<ref name=":3" /> Possible solutions would be to take all individuals classified as non-combatants and have them charged as criminals and prosecute the individuals who are considered combatants and engage in warfare attacks under military commissions.<ref name=":3" /> Combatant terrorists are captured and detained to put an end to their hostilities and are labeled as prisoners of war,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/terrorism/punishment-for-terrorism/|title=Punishment For Terrorism|website=Crime Museum|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-02}}</ref> and non-combatants are considered criminals.