He is not a dangerous criminal, who is going to suddenly kill hundreds of people if he's released. He could have gone back to the UK and the US gov't could have

He is not a dangerous criminal, who is going to suddenly kill hundreds of people if he's released. He could have gone back to the UK and the US gov't could have requested his extradition. The fact that they didn't (and my natural tendency to consider governments evil) hint to me that they didn't have that strong a case.