It’s bad enough that the U.S. is having to dedicate so many resources into preventing ISIS jihadists from spilling innocent American blood (“more than 110 people have been publicly charged in federal court since late 2013” in ISIS connected cases in the U.S.) – now we have to worry about their friends and family withholding vital information from law enforcement that might be able to prevent deadly attacks. Reuters reports on some of the numbers:
In more than 80 percent of the Islamic State cases that have been prosecuted since 2013, someone in the community of the accused person believed they had witnessed the activity for which the person was ultimately charged, according to Carlin. In more than half of those cases, the witnesses did not report anything to law enforcement authorities until after the charges were made. [Emphasis added.] – READ MORE
