The Edge of Treason

I'm no fan of Omar Bakri Mohammed but am I really the only person who finds the current cause of national outrage ridiculous in the extreme? As the BBC reports:

He has been widely criticised for saying he would not report a potential bomber to the police. He insisted Islam "forbids" him to do this and he would instead stop any potential bomber himself, with the help of his "Muslim brothers".

Is this what we've come to, playground bullyboy tactics? You poke a stick at someone ordering them to repeat after you, and if they refuse you cry treason. This takes curtailment of freedom of speech to a whole new level altogether. Bang him up behind bars and throw away the key for all I care but please please please don't stoop to such crass methods to do it. My grey matter is still reeling from the insult.