[Publius6961]

I don't see the problem.
When the concept of "police" was created, citizens did not give up the right to deal with crime personally.

Specially when the "professionals" remind us ad nauseam that they can't prevent squat, they can only try to arrest the perp after he has disassembled you with a rusty knife.

[ampat]

and especially since the US Supreme Court has said it's not the job of the police to protect the citizenry.

[justshutupandtakeit]

Want to point to the criminal being punished here? There was another crime committed by the mob against a third party who had nothing to do with this crime. These idiots didn't even know for sure that the real criminal even lived there.

[halfright]

Yep, if you have the cajones to detain someone under a citizens arrest, you actually have a broader power than Police but are open for liability claims....not to mention having to shoot a perp coz he looked crosseyed at your wife.... :-)

Lottsa SHEEP in this world....

Warm wishes from the shores of Antigua

[Melas]

I don't see the problem.

You don't see the problem? You don't see the problem with burning down the house that didn't even belong to the perp? I wonder if you apply this wonderful world view to apartment dwellers???