We have seen countless atrocities committed by honor-bound vigilantes, and we need to see no more. The second point, the establishment of special courts, merits a much wider discussion. Laws that define mob vigilantism as a collective act, where the individual’s participation is guilt enough, are needed. Mobs cause violence through incitement and by adding critical mass to the gathering, even if an individual within that mob has not done anything illegal. Special courts, or at least specialized laws, are direly needed.
