For those who condone mob justice....

Originally Posted by Russ D

Isn't vigilantism taking the law in to your own hands?

Well, as you say, according to dictionary.com a vililante is "One who takes or advocates the taking of law enforcement into one's own hands". However, in this case I think he was simply acting on instinct to defend his son, rather than deliberately taking the law into his own hands.

[zoombini]

Where was the "mob" ?

[kronas]

Originally Posted by zoombini

Where was the "mob" ?

no mob although if piper was going out there with a group of people and trying to take his sons 'threat' out then would that be self defense ?

[greencreeper]

Originally Posted by Angua

A well meant action "hopefully" gets its own reward!

Never considered life support to be a reward before

Originally Posted by Paul M

Well, as you say, according to dictionary.com a vililante is "One who takes or advocates the taking of law enforcement into one's own hands". However, in this case I think he was simply acting on instinct to defend his son, rather than deliberately taking the law into his own hands.

And by acting on instinct, excessively violent ones at that, he took the law into his own hands. It's a bit of a mess though. A woman can do a Little Mo iron special on the husband and the courts would look reasonably favourably on her, though it does depend on the judge. The same woman can protect her son from the husband and be guilty of at least manslaughter.