[manwiththehands]

I wasn't talking about the situations listed later in the post. I was talking specifically about THIS particular situation. A perv caught in the act can expect a good beating, and I have no problem with that. However, it's one thing to say "step away from the 12 year old" with an overwhelming mob and another thing entirely to say "we heard you tried to grab a 12 year old" as a lynch mob.

[Dutchgirl]

I heard reports about this earlier on the radio, and it sounded as though he was seen accosting a twelve year old, and the neighbors, (who are disgusted by the presence of a half way house for pedophiles in their neighborhood) banded together to send him a message.

They didn't trust the cops because it was the legal system that arranged for him to be there in the first place. There is a woman who lives next door who has three kids.

The press has been soft pedaling the story. They are very cushy with the JSO and the city and the stories have become more vague. I could only link to what was in print.

[El Gato]

However, it's one thing to say "step away from the 12 year old" with an overwhelming mob and another thing entirely to say "we heard you tried to grab a 12 year old" as a lynch mob.

From the article, despite the innuendo, we don't which situation this was. It's quite possible they did catch him in the act. It's even possible that one of them called the police, since the beatee was apparently in no shape to have called them himself.