I don’t want to strip people of human rights under any circumstances.
Then I'm not sure what we're arguing about anymore. My objection was to denying people their basic human rights, not civil rights.
But your idea about separating us from them reminds me of the paradox of tolerance that is often cited around left leaning Fediverse communities. What do you think about this?
Generally speaking, tolerance of ideas and speech is a good thing--even reprehensible instances. Likewise, intolerance of violence that isn't done in either self-defense or enforcement of the law is also a good thing (and even those can go too far, obviously). But when we start locking people up for simply expressing intolerant views, we create a chilling effect on the marketplace of ideas that can (and usually does) result in authoritarian ideologues taking over anyway. No one thinks intolerant extremists can come from their corner, because too many people have a poor understanding of human psychology.