The last of the Belmarsh detainees have been released on bail.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4338849.stm
The article mentions a list of restrictions placed on these people.
What I can't understand is that one of the detainees is described as "
a truly dangerous individual" - so why is he being let out?
It seems hard to believe that this person can be judged to be so dangerous without any evidence of criminality or criminal intent, so why can we not prosecute, or deport?
Meanwhile, the curb on our civil liberties as being pushed through parliament has it's list of restrictions:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4288407.stm#list
Since it's beginning to look like these measures will become law, at least for the time being, maybe we'd all better get used to the idea.
The higher standard of proof demanded doesn't seem to make any real difference either.
Of course, if we didn't have any of this, those detainees released would be free to do whatever they chose.
So if we were not to have any of these restrictions, how would we deal with the threat these people appear to pose?