Former Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu cautioned against broadening terrorism definitions to include violent acts by individuals like Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana. He emphasized that mislabeling such acts could detract from proper counter-terrorism focus, potentially misdirecting resources. The context arises from a tragic incident where three young girls were murdered. While a review of counter-extremism systems is underway, Basu remarked on the importance of careful legislation to avoid hasty decisions and unintended consequences that could misclassify individuals not involved in organized terrorism.
We need to think very carefully about the unintended consequences. My opinion is it would be a mistake.
Bad legislation is made in haste in response to shocking incidents.
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