Because the law and its outcomes shouldn't depend on the beliefs of one wealthy person. It's just coincidence that you (or whoever) agree with him this time; ne

Because the law and its outcomes shouldn't depend on the beliefs of one wealthy person. It's just coincidence that you (or whoever) agree with him this time; next time he may be persecuting someone you think is innocent. But the fact that you or I think they are innocent or guilty shouldn't even be relevant. We're not the jury, we didn't hear attorneys from both sides in a legal process, etc. We need to support a fair process, the rule of law not the rule of wealthy men or the angry mob. I may think someone is guilty of a crime, but that doesn't mean I should shoot them or otherwise abuse them.