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WHEN DOES JUSTICE BECOMES ANOTHER CRIME?
<p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p>Growing up, I heard about a man who was set ablaze by an angry mob because he was allegedly accused of stealing something.</p><p><br/></p><p>Later, it was discovered that he was innocent.</p><p><br/></p><p>Just recently, I heard about a man, Ibee, who was allegedly killed by a mob after being accused of stealing a phone.</p><p><br/></p><p>Whether the accusation was true or not, he was never supposed to be judged and sentenced by a mob.</p><p><br/></p><p>Then, two days ago, while scrolling through Facebook, I came across a story about a dispatch rider who was disgraced and accused of stealing goods, only for it to later be discovered that the goods had simply been misplaced.</p><p><br/></p><p>And these are just a few stories.</p><p><br/></p><p>There are countless others people beaten, humiliated, injured, or killed because they were accused of crimes they may never have committed.</p><p><br/></p><p>Don't get me wrong. I understand the anger that comes with being robbed or wronged. I understand the frustration when you feel like the justice system is too slow.</p><p><br/></p><p>But when did an accusation become enough to sentence someone to death?</p><p><br/></p><p>When did being suspected become the same thing as being guilty?</p><p><br/></p><p>And how many innocent people have to die before we realize that mob justice can create another victim while trying to punish the first?</p><p><br/></p><p>Justice is supposed to seek the truth. Jungle justice often seeks revenge before the truth is even known.</p><p><br/></p><p>Because what happens when the person you're beating is innocent?</p><p><br/></p><p>What happens when the person you're setting ablaze has a family waiting for them at home?</p><p><br/></p><p>What happens when you finally discover that the “thief” you killed never stole anything?</p><p><br/></p><p>You can't bring them back.</p><p><br/></p><p>So, for how long will innocent people continue to die in the name of jungle justice?</p><p><br/></p><p>And when does the desire for justice become the desire to commit another crime? Or am I overthinking?</p>
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