[cripplecreek]

citizen’s arrest works way better than those thugs and their over the top freak show

The old timers tell me the story their parents told them about the last lynching in these parts. Seems they burned down at least 3 different barns before finding the guy they were after. Then they hung him before the sheriff arrived.

From my historical reading, that kind of thing was pretty common among posses. They didn't worry too much about search warrants or destruction of property in those days.

[JRandomFreeper]

S'ok. Cops in Cali shot up a pickup that only Stevie Wonder could confuse with the perp truck and shot up an innocent woman.

I'm not seeing much difference in your scenarios, except with the cops, we're paying for it. With vigilence commitees, they paid for it.

And after it was all over with, in Boston, it wasn't the cops that found the guy. It was a citizen. So yes, doing nothing is a valid option.

/johnny

[JimSEA]

Mob justice vs jack booted thugs. Surely there is a constitutional middle ground?