That and the increasing disdain for human rights in western civilisation, which was supposed to be leading the way. Popular attitudes started to shift on 9/11,

That and the increasing disdain for human rights in western civilisation, which was supposed to be leading the way. Popular attitudes started to shift on 9/11, and support for "enhanced questioning" and indefinite detention without charge or trial has done nothing but grow, since. We are told practically every day that terrorists, paedophiles, and werewolves (I made that one up) hide behind the shield of human rights, thus threatening us all, and if you're a good citizen you don't need human rights because you've done nothing wrong. The current government in the UK has a manifesto commitment to repeal human rights legislation, and much to the relief of terrified voters, intend to follow through on it. http://www.theweek.co.uk/63635/human-rights-act-will-be-scrapped-government-confirms http://www.theweek.co.uk/63635/human-rights-act-will-be-scra...