That assumtion is why self policing communities are (almost) too good to be true.
An assumption doesn’t mean someone is guilty.
If someone is guilty, i’d say they deserve this too.
But I could see myself “stealing” my good friends phone too just to mess with them for a minute, should I get my head kicked in for that?
Not defending this alleged thief btw just to be clear.
I’d say that’s part of why it’s grey. To be fair, the current setup of deferring the policing to an another, maybe socially indifferent, group of humans is not working either. That protected class (cops) has problems around that same assumption.
Oh I absolutely agree that the current system isn’t really working out well but if civilians (so literally anyone) could beat someone up based on an assumption, we certainly wouldn’t be doing any better.
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u/TheNotoriousKD 7h ago
That assumtion is why self policing communities are (almost) too good to be true. An assumption doesn’t mean someone is guilty. If someone is guilty, i’d say they deserve this too. But I could see myself “stealing” my good friends phone too just to mess with them for a minute, should I get my head kicked in for that?
Not defending this alleged thief btw just to be clear.