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I see it differently and I have gained a different understanding of "My right to swing my fist ends where your nose begins." I used to think like that but in r
by jongjong 3y ago
I see it differently and I have gained a different understanding of "My right to swing my fist ends where your nose begins."
I used to think like that but in reality, the way the world really works is that anyone can punch you in the nose if they really want to... Whether or not the assailant will be punished for that depends on who got punched and who did the punching.
Access to the justice system is asymmetrical. Big corporations or organizations are often not held liable for many of their 'crimes' on a per-infraction basis because their victims have a much weaker voice; they can basically do all the crimes they want and then, if they harm enough people and they get caught and there is a class action (a lot of IFs), they MAY pay a lump sum fine at the end.
I prefer the ancient Roman system where some crimes were forgiven based on context (e.g. retaliation was allowed). I think it would bring back the human element to the justice system. People should be allowed to take the law into their own hands provided that their cause can be morally justified in front of a random sample of citizens.
- supriyo-biswas 3y agoRelying on vigilantism as a system runs the risk of incorrectly, assessing a person’s wrongdoings, which may be disproportionately amplified by outrage or disregarded if the person is popular, and therefore runs the risk of not being able to provide justice at all. Also, legalizing DDOS would simply enable protection racket type schemes (Mirai/Protraf Solutions) and affect small businesses without the ability to defend against them.
- jongjong 3y agoI agree that there would be new issues with such a system but I think it would be fairer and lead to more decentralization overall. I think vigilantism would better allow human nature to shine through. E.g. you can talk and reason with an extortionist directly but you cannot do that with a corporation or other large organization.