Tarred & Feathered

Just seen this on the BBC website.

Assuming that they got the right person, that he is a drug-dealer, and that the Police failed to act on information received, is this action justified?

Just wondering what folks on here think........

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by Jabba

Just seen this on the BBC website.

Assuming that they got the right person, that he is a drug-dealer, and that the Police failed to act on information received, is this action justified?

Just wondering what folks on here think........

Justfied - Yes

Acceptable - No

Inevitable - Yes

Crime is getting to the point that the Law is a joke. I believe the Police are doing a better job now that for years, but what happens once criminals are caught and sentenced is seen as a joke and not harsh enough by most.

So some people will deal with it themselves, which is not at all acceptable in a society which has laws and rules against that.

Oh I missed one

Funny - Hell Yes !!!

[Spiderman]

wow, and all he did was sell drugs! I say "all" meaning what would they have done with a convicted paedophile who was released to live in the community?

Personaly i'm all for action like this, as David said it shouldnt happend in a modern civilised democracy... but when the crooks get treated better than the victims which seems to be all too often the case then those of a moral mind will want retribution and natural justice.

And i cant say i blame them. Would i go out as part of a vilgilante gang and do that to someone tho? No!

Would i lift a finger to help the suspected crim? No!

The powers that be need to get a finger on this pulse of society before it all gets way out of hand.

but his face is covered up......so its a bit pointless IMO

I guess his crime was probably selling drugs without the permission of the local paramilitaries.

[timwilky]

He got away lucky. some of the paramilitary justice involves holes in kneecaps etc.

We were unfortunate enough to have a drug dealer and family living almost on our doorstep. The police raided him a few time but never found anything. One day his back door was kicked in, father stood up, and went down, then the dealer himself and 2 brothers came running down the stairs and went down.

So 4 scumbags. (yes the whole family were convicted burglars, known dealers etc) went off in an ambulance and the police investigated, refused to consider it may be drug related. Strange how when vicious attacks like this one happened. Nobody saw anything. I did however buy a couple of local lads of my acquaintance a few of pints a few days later.

Drug dealer got a second kicking about 3 months later and took up the advice to sell the house and get back under whatever stone they first crawled out from.

It took about 3 years in total from them first buying the house to them taking the first offer to buy the house. Cheeky beggars had also asked for police protection because of the harassment they had received

I don't condone drug selling of any kind but we have to put this in perspective.....doctors and pharmacists sell drugs, they sell the really harmful ones which kill far more people than the illegal ones do.

The strongest argument against illegal drugs is the one in which families are broken down or destroyed by drug use but from what I've seen of illegal drug use alcohol breaks down more families, relationships and friendships and causes more anti-social behaviour than illegal drugs ever do and its legal...

It also kills more people!

The ones who make money from allowing the illegal drugs industry to flourish are the ones who should be tarred and feathered IMO!

First off I'd say it's a pretty big assumption that they got the right person. That is "the police didn't do anything" could also be interpreted as "the police investigated and found he had no case to answer". So let's assume for a second he was completely innocent/mistaken identity and imagine how ****-scared and terrified he must be (especially given NI paramilitary's reputation as timwilky aluded to).

Also, what drugs? In my mind there's a world of difference between a heroin/crack dealer and someone who flogs a bit of weed. Anyone who went to college in the last fifty years is probably still friends with a weed dealer

Assuming they do have the right person, and assuming he's the type that sells crack to babies then...
Acceptable: No
Understandable: Yes
Ammusing: Yes
Justifiable: No (as if we're also assuming "the police did nothing", rather than "the police found nothing to act on", then it should be the chief constable publicly humiliated instead)

[SoulKiss]

You really should keep taking your medicine.

This isn't about whats right or wrong with regards to drugs taking, thats a topic for another thread.

This is about Vigilanteism, and how normal members of society are starting to feel that in order to get "Justice" they have to take matters into their own hand.

Oh and RhythmJunkie - THEY are behind you !!!!

Originally Posted by RhythmJunkie

I don't condone drug selling of any kind but we have to put this in perspective.....doctors and pharmacists sell drugs, they sell the really harmful ones which kill far more people than the illegal ones do.

The strongest argument against illegal drugs is the one in which families are broken down or destroyed by drug use but from what I've seen of illegal drug use alcohol breaks down more families, relationships and friendships and causes more anti-social behaviour than illegal drugs ever do and its legal...

It also kills more people!

The ones who make money from allowing the illegal drugs industry to flourish are the ones who should be tarred and feathered IMO!

Is it justified? No, but only 'cos it's up to police to sort these people out. At least things like this will show the police/goverment/whoever that people aren't going to sit around doing nothing while criminals get away with anything.