Comment on Online ‘Pedophile Hunters’ Are Growing More Violent — and Going Viral: With the rise of loosely moderated social media platforms, a fringe vigilante movement is experiencing a dangerous evolution.

• superniceperson@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Vigilantism is just a sign that government has become too corrupt to deal with problems effectively. It can be good or evil, it can be effective or a complete nightmarish excuse to get rid of hates minorities or people the majority simply fell out of favor with.

  But if you’re a victim under that corrupt government, it’s the only solution you have, so its hard not to cheer. No one is shedding tears for torched tesla’s in dealerships or the dead ceo Saint Luigi was framed for killing.

  Its just harder to trust and justify clout chasers attacking essentially random people they themselves labeled with a crime that no one can reasonably defend themselves against.

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  • AA5B@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Vigilantism is just a sign that government has become too corrupt to deal with problems effectively.

    Or a sign that government is the problem as politicians resort more to divisiveness, hatred, bigotry and scapegoating to capture more extreme voters. Politicians stoke the outrage, inflame some groups against others, call for ending the rights of those they’ve marginalized, and even pardon those who committed treason in the name of fake vigilantism, based on manipulation and misrepresentation

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    • superniceperson@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      That’s the same as corruption. Corruption isn’t just monetary bribes.

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  • futatorius@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Vigilantism is just a sign that government has become too corrupt

    There was a lot of vigilantism during Reconstruction because the government was NOT corrupt.

    But if you’re a victim under that corrupt government, it’s the only solution you have, so its hard not to cheer. No one is shedding tears for torched tesla’s in dealerships or the dead ceo Saint Luigi was framed for killing.

    When the political and judicial systems are riddled with corruption, rough justice might be the only justice for some kinds of crime.

    Its just harder to trust and justify clout chasers

    If they’re paid by the click, they’re part of the problem, not the solution.

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