NomNom@feddit.uk to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agoTIL that last month, a rich man in New Jersey killed a pedestrian and left the scene. He was put on trial. The jury found him guilty. 15 minutes later, he walked out free. www.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square96fedilinkarrow-up1698arrow-down117
arrow-up1681arrow-down1external-linkTIL that last month, a rich man in New Jersey killed a pedestrian and left the scene. He was put on trial. The jury found him guilty. 15 minutes later, he walked out free. www.nytimes.comNomNom@feddit.uk to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square96fedilink
minus-squarelastlybutfirstly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down5·1 day agoVigilante justice. Chomping at the bit to dole out a death sentence based on a 34 word post title on a website.
minus-square6stringringer@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 day agoI didn’t say that. You said that. What the hell is up with the death sentence talk?
minus-squarelastlybutfirstly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoOh, I’m sorry. I was stereotyping vigilante mobs.
minus-square6stringringer@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·1 day agoWow. Such an assumer. I didn’t say anything about mobs. Perhaps your idea of vigilante justice is akin to an unruly mob of torch wielding townies that have come to string ‘em up? Good lord.
minus-squarem0darn@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down3·1 day agoVigilantes can’t put people into jail.
minus-squareyabbadabaddon@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 day agoNo, but they don’t have to murder them either.
Vigilante justice. Chomping at the bit to dole out a death sentence based on a 34 word post title on a website.
I didn’t say that. You said that. What the hell is up with the death sentence talk?
Oh, I’m sorry. I was stereotyping vigilante mobs.
Wow. Such an assumer. I didn’t say anything about mobs. Perhaps your idea of vigilante justice is akin to an unruly mob of torch wielding townies that have come to string ‘em up? Good lord.
Vigilantes can’t put people into jail.
No, but they don’t have to murder them either.
True dat!