I don't quite agree with "Guest" ... yes, I can see we don't want to inflame a dangerous situation (a young, well-liked journalist was shot dead when a gunman fired into a crowd of rioters in Derry, ostensibly trying to shoot a policeman; and there have been/are other non-fatal incidents of late.

But the song in question is about widespread internment without trial which also affected people who were not involved in paramilitary or violent activity.