When it comes to interpersonal disputes, community members stepping up could be as effective as cops.
…mob justice is rarely ever a good idea, and best avoided if at all possible, excluding cases where the legal systems have blatantly failed. I feel that may fly too close to that, depending on how it’s organized.
The people bring the violence to organized crime as much as the organized crime brings the violence to people.
Jury trials force more careful deliberation of facts, and reduce risks of intimidation, misleading, and bribery from the pool. By no means perfect, they reduce impulsivity and lack of evidence, the 2 primary issues of mob justice.
Inherent in the phrase “jury trial” is the presumption of a legal system carrying out a legitimate legal process. I think jury trials can only be mob justice when that legal process functions illegitimately (e.g. by violating the rights of the accused).
…mob justice is rarely ever a good idea, and best avoided if at all possible, excluding cases where the legal systems have blatantly failed. I feel that may fly too close to that, depending on how it’s organized.
The people bring the violence to organized crime as much as the organized crime brings the violence to people.
Are jury trials mob justice?
Jury trials force more careful deliberation of facts, and reduce risks of intimidation, misleading, and bribery from the pool. By no means perfect, they reduce impulsivity and lack of evidence, the 2 primary issues of mob justice.
Inherent in the phrase “jury trial” is the presumption of a legal system carrying out a legitimate legal process. I think jury trials can only be mob justice when that legal process functions illegitimately (e.g. by violating the rights of the accused).