The victims' and the attacker's ties to the group were noticeable in reports following the attack, including those that revealed
"My son, Jack, who was killed in this attack, would not wish his death to be used as the pretext for more draconian sentences or for detaining people unnecessarily," the post read. "R.I.P. Jack: you were a beautiful spirit who always took the side of the underdog." In 2012, he was sentenced to eight years in prison, before an appeals court later gave him a sentence of 16 years in April 2013. He was granted an early release on the condition that he wear an electronic monitoring tag, despite record of a judgment reported by The New York Times in which the court was warned that there was "no doubt" Khan was dangerous.
David Wilson, a professor of criminology at Birmingham City University who was involved with the project's run at England's Grendon Prison,that the attack should not undermine the program's achievements in furthering resources for former prisoners.