Essay on Mob Justice 250 words
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Mob justice is the verdict of the crowd by subverting the legal procedures and institution in situation of great injustice and mass suffering.
In one hand we have examples of Mob justices like lynching of a rape accused man in Nagaland , vandalizing of CHURCH by some radical groups in Delhi, and torching of
an HOSPITAL in Bihar . Which were totally against the law of the land, detrimental to society and catastrophic to personal and cultural liberty.
On the other hand we have examples like Storming of bastille in French revolution which was a mob’s action against the state and finally gave the world the ideal of liberty equality and fraternity to the world.
Indian freedom fighter often took their protest to road, blocking transport and choking government machinery – yes it was a mob justice in eyes of British administration.
Recently the anger protest by youths against Nirbhaya case was suppressed by then home minister who had said “If rascals take to street, will I go and talk to them”.
As an administrator, It is our duty to recognize the character of a mob. If it falls in the first category then it has to be nipped in the bud by proactive measures such as deploying police in sensitive areas and preventive detention of its leaders.
But if the mob is out for social justice we should help by arranging proper place to hold protests and engaging in dialogue with them and come to solution by consensus. Though particular action would depend on situation and context but few precaution which can be taken by administrator are:
Take away the accused from scene, preferably in police protection.
Talk with leaders of community or gathering, persuade them to not take law in their hand and warn them of possible legal consequences for same.
Immediately arrange for burial of dead bodies, if any. Such actions would subside the anger of mob to some extent.
Assure the gathering of strict, severe and immediate action. The taking of accused in custody can be first step in such situation.
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A mob according to online dictionary (2011) refers to an out of control crowd who are bent on causing havoc and reigning terror should they be triggered. Mob justice refers to the activities of a charged group that vents their long held hatred on an individual or groups of people whom they perceive as their enemy. Carrigan & Webb as cited in Parker et al. (2003) state that no other nationals of any country have stood by to watch as the mob plunder and carry out a series of crimes against other citizens as the US did. The mobs according to Ramirez as cited in Parker et al. (2003) pretended to punish one crime while on the other hand committed even greater crimes. The mob law or justice in the United States has been carried out by the
Between the late 19th century and mid 20th century extending up to 1940’s, the mob actions of the whites had extended to target Native Americans, Mexicans, Chinese, African American women and other ethnic-racial minorities. Mob justice later to the southerners’ was like a patriarchal duty in which the perceived racial superior group; the whites tried to restore their masculinity which was being eroded by the increasing social autonomy of the blacks. The black males were targets of rape almost being accused by the white women at will. Most of the mob violence that was carried out was done in the guise of protecting the women.
Mob violence was also instigated due to properties that they held be it land or other production resources. Parker et al (2003) note that the Mexicans were hunted down because of their hold on factors of economic production thus they were mostly killed for issues related to theft as they were perceived as a threat to the dominance of the whites in production. Frederick Douglas a writer about violence against blacks at one time noted the peculiarity in which the whites treated a Spanish woman who stabbed a white; she was put to death. Were she a white woman they would have lauded her action.