The Police Forward Commander is reported to have told the Lyndt Cafe Inquest,
"I can’t ignore Man Monis as an individual. He had the same rights as anyone else.”

With that, Mr Johnson’s mother Rosie Connellan shouted “you’re an absolute disgrace” and stormed out of the courtroom in tears with her son’s father, Ken Johnson."

Did Monis retain rights or did he forfet them when, armed, he took hostages.

Just read that one myself Is Mise.
I'll add the news article link.

http://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/news/lindt-cafe-inquest-dramatic-scenes-as-victim-tori-johnsons-mother-storms-out/news-story/c1031c5637555ee19a5e335cb074047e

Perhaps we need a return to the old 'shoot first, ask questions later' when it comes to any terrorist or hostage situation, because let's face it, the feather duster approach doesn't work.

There are laws that we in this country are all expected
to abide by. These are the laws enacted by the Parliament
under the Australian Constitution.

The right to live without being maimed, the right to live
without being bombed - held hostage, or killed , and so
on. Terrorists who do not acknowledge the rights and
liberties of others and choose to break our laws are
arrested and held to account under our judicial system.

They are judged within the legal framework of our system.
And that is as it should be.

We in this country subscribe to a legal framework that protects
the rights and liberties of all.

I wonder how many people will die as these terrorists are
let out of prison in 10years time. One fellow received a 10year sentence the other day.

He will be even more bitter and opposed to the society that imprisoned him when
he comes out,

These prisoners are just bombs waiting to go off when they are released.
I dont know what the answer is.

Dear Foxy,

It is a mistake to assume that we have some "right" to live without being maimed, bombed, taken hostage or killed.
Instead, the case is that we want the above very much and so we fight for it, regardless whether it's our right or otherwise.

Terrorists should not be judged, certainly not under a legal frame they never accepted. Instead they should be killed - and they should be killed as enemy combatants rather than as criminals, not because they break your laws, but because you strongly desire to live without being maimed, bombed, taken hostage or killed and killing them in turn is practically the only way you can have that.

The legal framework protects you from nothing - it's the police and other security forces which do.