Terrorism Cannot Become an Excuse for Creating a Police State

As scary as terrorism is, a war on civil liberties in the name of catching terrorists is not the answer.

The terror attack in Manchester on May 22nd showed just how barbaric Islamist terrorists can be. A 22-year old man strapped a shrapnel-filled bomb to his body and detonated it in the lobby Manchester Arena after an Ariana Grande concert—for which the audience was largely children—as the crowd was leaving. Over 20 people died and about 60 were injured.

That terrorists would target innocent kids attending what was supposed to be a joyful event with such cruel tactics is, well, terrifying. This was followed by another set of attacks on June 3rd also in London, which left seven innocent people dead and nearly 50 injured.

We all want to be safe and live in a world where we don’t have to worry about attacks like this one, and our governments are working to protect us from these unique threats.