Regardless of whether they are innocent or not, the massive public support for vigilante groups is worrying, and only happens with male accused

nihilist_nancy · 2013-11-05T16:56:30+00:00

To be fair, men are not the sole targets of overzealous vigilantism.

I will agree that men are the overwhelming targets of violent vigilantism.

nihilist_nancy · 2013-11-09T09:03:11+00:00

This article is, in fact, naming the accused and feeding the fire - not the opposite.

DaedeM · 2013-11-05T11:32:29+00:00

I'm not so sure this is purely because they are male. Moreso because they are scum and because the police are not easily able to prosecute.

If you could show me evidence of Kiwi's letting females slide that'd be great but I haven't really heard about anything like that talking to my friends who keep up with the news (I'm a Kiwi).

This doesn't seem like a Men's Rights issue. It will only be so if there is a precedence of this happening or a future event happening where vigilante groups going after females are not supported.

2013-11-05T18:03:14+00:00

Unfortunately the rule of law is breaking down. People have seen too many powerful people walk away without even getting a slap on the wrist -- no bankers went to jail, none of the lawyers who helped them illegally repossess people's homes went to jail, none of the cops who murder innocent black kids go to jail, no one with any amount of power at all will ever go to jail in this country -- not if the party in power doesn't want them to.

So vigilantism is all that's left. And yes, it is troubling, but it's hard to see how it doesn't get a whole lot worse before it starts to get better.

It is what it is. Nobody trusts the state to be a valid arbiter of justice anymore.

Title	Regardless of whether they are innocent or not, the massive public support for vigilante groups is worrying, and only happens with male accused
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Upvotes	36
Comments	10
Date	November 5, 2013 7:54 AM UTC (12 years ago)
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