To think that vigilante justice should be back on the table?

[Dutch1e]

We give up the right to take personal revenge in exchange for being protected by institutions like police and courts.

When these institutions spectacularly fail women and children, can we consider the social contract broken?

At this point I'm struggling to see any other way to resolve male violence apart from a wide-sweeping free-for-all on every cat-calling, bantering, beating, raping murderer out there.

Is this ‘justice’ to be served before a trial?

What would stop a false accusation being made out of spite to dish out some justice to an spurned lover?

vigilante justice?no! not at all....are you mad?

How would that resolve it when they are more violent?

It has always been like this.

and what do you consider "fail"?

I understand the sentiment, but no, that shouldn't happen. Aside from the reasons of innocent people being accused and 'dealt with' among many others, it would backfire on women and cause more violence against us.

The first and most important step to massively reducing male violence is to end the housing crisis.

Ridiculous!
It means wackos who are thick attack paediatricians thinking they're paedophiles.

Will there be capes?

YABU not to mention racially-fuelled police brutality.

I can't believe this is serious.

Get real, We don't live in Gotham City.

Ooh like on DeathWish, with Charles Bronson?

Great films if you fancy a laugh. Extremely violent but totally ridiculous.

Don't be ridiculous.

And how exactly, do you think out of control mod rule would solve the problem of violence against women?

So you solve violence with violence? Erm, there’s not a great track record of that approach working if I’m honest.

The people who want to be vigilantes out there beating up the "criminals" are not the people I want "protecting" me.

I question their motives, I question their intelligence and I question their ability to do a more effective job.

It's a good way to begin a free for all strong prey on the weak style of society though!

It may look cool in Hollywood films, but in real life we have laws for a reason. Like due process.
Look at those self-proclaimed paedophile hunters. They either go after and hurt innocent people, or mess up the evidence that it becomes inadmissible in court.

Oh yes, when I look at places that work that way, I just think - so great! Especially for women and children!

no but maybe they should bring back the rope

Haha this site is turning it a collective of Mumsnet Mosleys. What a bunch of right wing nutjob losers.

@Yankey812

no but maybe they should bring back the rope

No thank you. Civilisation really would have broken down in this country if that happened.

YABVU
This just makes more criminals. Plus, you run the risk of almost killing someone who is innocent. Stupid idea.

I wouldn't mind if we were permitted proper self defense.

I get where you're coming from. It's the ultimate fantasy of the powerless to be able to turn the table on their oppressors. I was out walking the other evening and I imagined a pack of women roaming the streets hustling men into the back of vans or heckling them or just intimidating them. And how society might deal with it.

@Squeakycatflap

Haha this site is turning it a collective of Mumsnet Mosleys. What a bunch of right wing nutjob losers.

Is wanting vigilantes going about killing people that are accused of things left wing these days?

@Squeakycatflap

Haha this site is turning it a collective of Mumsnet Mosleys. What a bunch of right wing nutjob losers.

Given that every single reply disagrees with the op, that’s not a very rational conclusion to draw about the site.

Yes. YABU. I was appalled by what happened to Sarah Everard but that is not a reason for vigilante 'justice'.