James Foley's Killing has renewed Debate in The U.K. over Toughening Counterterrorism Laws

Gee ... Do you think so?

The killing of American journalist James Foley has renewed a debate in Britain about counterterrorism laws that allow police to curb the liberty of citizens without a trial as a way to prevent the country's Muslims from traveling abroad to wage jihad—or to allow them a foothold in society upon their return.

Since a British Muslim allegedly killed Mr. Foley last week, some British politicians have taken up the call to restore "control orders," shorthand for a controversial counterterrorism law that allowed the country's top cop to place terrorism suspects under indefinite house arrest without a court order. The law was amended two years ago after a European human-rights court ruling against it.

On Monday, London Mayor Boris Johnson advocated the restoration of such measures given the potential threats posed by extremist groups like Islamic State and what the U.K. government estimates are 400 to 500 British Muslims who have traveled to Syria since the start of civil conflict there in 2011 to help forge an Islamic nation.

"When they come back, they will need surveillance at the very least, and we must look again at our system of monitoring these people," Mr. Johnson wrote in his weekly newspaper column, referring to British citizens suspected of joining Islamic State. "The law needs a swift and minor change" that would allow police to detain them even without evidence of terrorism, he wrote.

Mr. Johnson's statement fuels what has been an often thorny debate in the country since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks about what security agencies should do to monitor suspected terrorists at home and how—or whether—the evidence against suspects should be aired publicly.

Some counterterrorism officials and advisers say one possible danger of strengthening the counterterrorism laws is the potential for cutting off a key intelligence asset for security officials: family members of suspected jihadists.

Over the past several months, U.K. counterterrorism officials have appealed to Muslim mothers to reveal to the police any suspicions they have about children or husbands who may have traveled abroad for jihad.

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I was almost going to say something like, 'You've made your bed, now lay in it', but I won't. We here in America are heading down the same road.

I hope we can learn from your mistakes when it comes to years of a BLIND EYES towards immigration and 'WHO' you let in.

ALL your issues around terrorism there now ... are a result of this. Don't kid yourself into thinking that it isn't!

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