Jungle justice
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It is against the law of God and man to maim or kill anybody suspected to be a criminal under the guise of carrying out jungle justice.
26 Sep 2023
Some residents of Gwagwalada Area Council in FCT have cautioned against the lynching of persons alleged to have ‘stolen’ male genital organs.
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It was Charles-Louis de Secondat, a French Judge and one the principals of the separation of powers theory that said, “there is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice.”
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Greek philosophers Plato and Socrates, long ago, discussed the ideal state and its governance. Plato asked his brother, Adeimantus, who would make the best leader for a sea voyage: a random passenger, an educated person, or an experienced captain. The captain was clearly the preferred choice. Socrates then expanded this idea to the management of…
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The practice of lynching suspected offenders by angry mob, also known as jungle justice, is as old as the advent of communities during dark ages, when in the state of nature, life was short, nasty and brutish.
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