My point is that these are not that analogous. The linked account is one of many accusations against John Pretty. What the comment is referring to is an accusat

My point is that these are not that analogous. The linked account is one of many accusations against John Pretty. What the comment is referring to is an accusation that sounds like it's one person's word against another and primarily a conflict confined to one HR department. It isn't really "mob justice" then, it's HR siding with one party.