CAUSES OF MOB JUSTICE
Mob justice refers to a situation where by an emotional crowd of people administers punishment to a suspected criminal without following the law.
The following are the causes of mob justice
- Mob justice is caused by ignorance about state laws. A suspected criminal is innocent until proved guilty.
- Mob justice is caused by corruption in courts of laws as many criminals are defended and set free which annoys people and they administer punishments by themselves.
- Idleness. An idle mind is the devils workshop; idlers can influence other people to administer a punishment for crime committed with false belief of being occupied.
- Delaying in judging cases in courts of law people are frustrated because of the delay in court so people, don`t following legal processes incase another suspect is arrested.
- Decline in religious morals. People are driven into in just actions like stoning other because they lack religious values such as forgiveness, love, kindness and patience.
- Excessive drug a base like taking opium. People acting under the influence of drug lack in proper judgment and a sense of humanity, so they take the law in their hands and punish anybody suspected to have committed an offense.
- Influence of the mass media. The mass media exposes the weakness of the government in handling criminal cases which sharpens the minds of the general public and plants aggressiveness.
- High temper of some people. Some people act unjustly even a small mistake is done because they get annoyed so easily so they punish any body suspected to be a criminal loss of respect for authority.
- People have lost respect for police officers and they carry out mob justice to intentionally show them that they are too weak to control the affairs of the community.
- Lawlessness during political instability. During political instability morals of people tend to degenerate and people behave anyway because they are frustrated with their lives so they take the laws in their hands.
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