Quote:But the example given is not even close to the scenario of someone breaking into a place of business or home.

 

A mob saw what they thought was a crime, and they thought they were dispensing "justice."  It's the same thing. 

 

Aside from self-defense, do you think an accused criminal deserves a trial before they are punished?  Or should we allow mobs to dispense justice without the courts getting involved?  This is what the pizza robber is alleging: that he was held down, beaten, and scalded by a mob. 

 

The Constitution says that everyone, even criminals, deserve their day in court before they are punished.  That constitutional protection is for you and me.  Do we throw that away and take the risk that next time, it may be one of us, and we may be innocent like that truck driver in Detroit? 

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