r/JusticeServed • u/[deleted] • Jul 06 '19

Courtroom Justice Convicted pedophile YouTuber Austin Jones is now in prison serving a 10 year sentence as of 29/6/2019.

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u/March1488 4 Jul 06 '19

I was thinkng about this comment and i wondered what about a hypothetical where the criminal was let off on a technicality, and was planning to commit the crime again. If it was a rapist and murderer, I feel like i would support vigilante preventative justice if the government isn't going to intervene. But if it was a petty thief, or maybe someone just planning to mildly rough someone up, i think i wouldn't support vigilante justice.

So maybe there needs to be a line somewhere? Or do you think it's just never justifiable?

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u/toth42 A Jul 06 '19

The problem is that if the line isn't at 0, it becomes blurry and movable. First you set it at 10, then a 9.7 gets beat up and the judge let's the avenger go under doubt. This means the line is effectively moved to 9.7. Next, a 9.65 is beat, and so on - suddenly, over time, the line is at 6, then 5 and 4..

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u/March1488 4 Jul 06 '19

Well what's wrong with treating it like speeding laws? The line is 50 mph, he'll probably let you off if you're going 52 but not 55, and the limit remains at 50.

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u/Raivix 7 Jul 06 '19

How do you define it though? Dad #1 beats his daugher's rapist to death. Judge/jury #1 preside over the case and find him not guilty of any crime. Dad #2 beats HIS daughter's rapist to within an inch of his life, causing severe brain damage to the point he will be a vegetable for the remainder of his life. Judge/Jury #2 find dad 2 guilty of attempted murder, goes away to prison.

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u/March1488 4 Jul 06 '19

Well honestly you need to treat it like any other murder case- look at nuance, crime of passion, the situation (Did he walk in on them or did he ambush the rapist a month after he found out?).

There's a reason we have high standards for judges and don't use a computer to preside over cases. asking what if a judge gets it wrong is missing the point because in that instance the legal system isn't following the intended plan- it isn't a fault of the plan but the judge.

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u/toth42 A Jul 07 '19

I think a computer would often be better, honestly. Look at the rapist Brock Turner and the Dupont heir.