An Extremely Controversial Problem.

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Some of you, particularly those who live in the UK, may have read about a 19 year old British girl who went to Syria when she was 15, together with two friends, to join IS. She married a Dutch man and had two children by him, both of which died. He was also an IS recruit! This girl is now 19 and has asked to come home to the UK. She's currently in a Syrian refugee camp. At the time of her plea she was heavily pregnant but, yesterday, she gave birth to a son. When she was interviewed prior to the birth of her son she admitted that she had no remorse and had witnessed executions. She actually seemed to find it funny that she had discovered a head in a bin but had no feelings about it. Last night, following giving birth, she was interviewed by a member of the media and she said that she was certain the British would have a lot of sympathy for her and she even likened her current feelings as 'resembling those of a World War One soldier with shell shock'. It appears that the British have an obligation to allow her to come home as she has a British passport and that is her right. However, there are petitions taking place to stop her returning. Also, the politician who deals with this type of problem has stated he will do his utmost to stop her from returning. For my part, I can see that this freedom is what the UK is all about but there are limits. She may well have her 'human rights' but what worries me is that she's shown no remorse for joining a terrorist group and, to my mind, she may be a risk to the rest of the country. Surely the human rights of all the peace loving, decent people that live in this great country should take precedence over someone who has, in my mind, committed treason. If she returns home she will be questioned and may end up with a custodial sentence but, bearing in mind her age, I suspect that may be less than adequate for the crimes she may have committed in Syria. I can't feel sorry for the girl but I do feel sorry for her family as I suspect they may be targeted by some militant group or other in the not too distant future. I've been following this story on Facebook and I'm appalled that hardly anyone in the UK is keen to allow her baby to come back here to be brought up by his grandparents. I can't see how this innocent baby can be a threat to anyone and I'm saddened to think that the British can be so callous. I do wonder whether, as she'd asked to return home just prior to the birth of her son, she was thinking that, as a British citizen she would get the best of medical care free under our National Health scheme but that ship has sailed. It's also been questioned by people on Facebook why the child should come to the UK when the father is Dutch. Should the father have some say? I'd be interested to know how other people feel. Should she be allowed to come home? Should she receive a long prison sentence for her crimes? Should her family be protected? Should the baby be brought up by his British grandparents?