David Hicks Was Australia's Most Notorious Terrorist

So why did his government treat him better than it treated Julian Assange?

David Hicks was a very bad man.  As a teenager in Australia, his school principal once called him “one of the most troublesome kids.”  He was expelled from school at the age of 14 and he turned to a life of crime, alcohol, and drugs.  He was particularly fond of stealing cars, according to a former partner.  He was later arrested for beating his girlfriend.