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Do you believe that vigilante justice is ever appropriate?
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Vigilante justice
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Even though I know this is going to open a whole can of worms, yes, sometimes I think so; if the law fails to put dangerous people away, who's left to make sure the public is protected?
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Morally, no, probably not. But hey, we make all of these excuses for the cold-blooded killers. So I say we give the same excuses to vigilantes.
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Chris wrote:Do you believe that vigilante justice is ever appropriate?
yup
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In some cases, yes.
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No. Self defense is justified. Having said that, would I want to exact revenge on someone who did something horrible to a loved one. There's no doubt that they did the crime but they get off on a technicality or I thought the jury had their head up their asses and aquitted? The answer is yes, I probably would but the point is I'm not justified. If I do it and get caught I shouldn't expect jury nullification. I should be prepared to go to prison with the belief that it was worth it.
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Alan Smithee wrote:No. Self defense is justified. Having said that, would I want to exact revenge on someone who did something horrible to a loved one. There's no doubt that they did the crime but they get off on a technicality or I thought the jury had their head up their asses and aquitted? The answer is yes, I probably would but the point is I'm not justified. If I do it and get caught I shouldn't expect jury nullification. I should be prepared to go to prison with the belief that it was worth it.
That's what i meant to say
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cheaps wrote:Alan Smithee wrote:No. Self defense is justified. Having said that, would I want to exact revenge on someone who did something horrible to a loved one. There's no doubt that they did the crime but they get off on a technicality or I thought the jury had their head up their asses and aquitted? The answer is yes, I probably would but the point is I'm not justified. If I do it and get caught I shouldn't expect jury nullification. I should be prepared to go to prison with the belief that it was worth it.
That's what i meant to say
But your "yup" had it's own eloquence!
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By and large, no…but from time to time, when the system fails so spectacularly, I can understand when the frustrated people decide to become their own law.
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I'm with Nhaiyel. For the most part, no, but I can understand why it happens and why people want it.
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Eh, depends. For the most part, no.
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