To stop mob justice, restore SA’s faith in our criminal justice system
While sometimes understandable, mob justice is not acceptable as only the state has the right to render justice
06 June 2021 - 19:14
Mob justice has been observed in diverse cultural and historical settings. It takes hold when the population deems local government and law enforcement ineffective and untrustworthy. This phenomenon emerged in many modern post-conflict states such as the post-Civil War US, post-World War 2 Eastern Europe, and Northern Ireland...
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