"terrorists threat to democratic societies."

Unanimous verdict in democracy divided
Gerard Henderson
August 22, 2006
"The decision of the Victorian Court of Appeal to release Joseph Terrence (Jack) Thomas, who was found guilty of terrorism charges by a Supreme Court jury last February, highlights an emerging division within democracies. The Thomas case outlines the division between civil libertarian types who focus on legal process and others who take terrorists at their word and regard them as a genuine threat to democratic societies."