An armed British police officer patrols outside of Heathrow Airport in London, England. Scott Barbour/Getty Images
At this point, it must be said: The victims of Islamic terror are being sacrificed because of the freedoms granted by Western democracies. If this can be understood, the free world can finally go about deciding how they want their citizens to live—or die.
The facts from the recent attacks on England are chilling. The London jihadists were hiding in plain sight. The answer to former London Mayor Boris Johnson’s question “How on earth could we have let this guy possibly fall through the net?” desperately needs an answer.
The short answer is that democratic norms do not currently allow for many terrorists to be caught. There are likely at least several thousand potential Islamic murderers in European countries. Thousands of European Muslims have gone to Syria and Iraq to fight. They have posted their ideological sympathies on social media. The London attackers even told family and friends of their beliefs. These potential threats are often on intelligence agencies’ terror watch lists. They are assessed and given priority according to the likelihood that they will perpetrate an act of violence. Whether it is Germany, France, Belgium or England, the players are usually known to the authorities. But the rules of democracy prevent them from being stopped before they commit their cowardly acts.
However, there is a model that might succeed in preventing future terror attacks. It can be found right here
Article source: http://observer.com/2017/06/western-legal-system-terrorist-watch-list-jihadist-materials/