NomNom@feddit.ukBanned to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months 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-square100linkfedilinkarrow-up1701arrow-down116
arrow-up1685arrow-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.ukBanned to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square100linkfedilink
minus-square6stringringer@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoI didn’t say that. You said that. What the hell is up with the death sentence talk?
minus-squarelastlybutfirstly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoOh, I’m sorry. I was stereotyping vigilante mobs.
minus-square6stringringer@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·2 months 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-down3·2 months agoVigilantes can’t put people into jail.
minus-squareyabbadabaddon@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoNo, but they don’t have to murder them either.
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!