In a country experiencing intense political violence between two major parties, attackers target a government-run home for elderly, disabled, and destitute women. The victims have no political power, no strategic value, and no connection to any political faction. The attack occurs five months before a general election that will produce over 800 political killings. An analyst argues that the attack on the home is entirely consistent with the logic of political violence in this country, despite the victims being non-combatants. In behavioral terms, what strategic function does attacking a non-political target serve within a system of territorial political control?