I believe anyone accused of a crime should have the right to a fair trial and a lawyer.
Until recently, I believed my opinion was mainstream.
It’s not.
In Italy, a respected newspaper was attacked and vandalized by activists who claimed their coverage of the Middle East was biased. I find this extremely surprising. La Stampa has published many articles such as “Israel commits war crimes”. Apparently that was not enough. There was just a wild claim on social media. That’s it. Then people stormed the newspaper and vandalized it. Journalists received death threats. I think this is fucked.
Recently in France, a far-right activist was beaten to death on camera. He was on the ground and a crowd of 10/15 masked people kept beating him. The guy is far-right, but he has no criminal record. A crowd just decided that the death penalty was appropriate for him.
Never liked mob justice. Never will.
I believe anyone accused of a crime should have the right to a fair trial and a lawyer.
Apparently, that’s no longer accepted.
Should? Absolutely. Does? Nope. Sprinkle some selective prosecution on top for a treat.
I agree with your ideal, but that ideal is far from being a real thing, and we’re getting further away all the time. Adhering to that ideal means that criminals walk free and openly commit more crimes, creating more victims. Lather, rinse, repeat.