Off My Chest
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1. The "good" part of our community means we are pro-empathy and anti-harassment. However, we don't intend to make this a "safe space" where everyone has to be a saint. Sh*t happens, and life is messy. That's why we get things off our chests.
2. Bigotry is not allowed. That includes racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, and religiophobia. (If you want to vent about religion, that's fine; but religion is not inherently evil.)
3. Frustrated, venting, or angry posts are still welcome.
4. Posts and comments that bait, threaten, or incite harassment are not allowed.
5. If anyone offers mental, medical, or professional advice here, please remember to take it with a grain of salt. Seek out real professionals if needed.
6. Please put NSFW behind NSFW tags.
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I think this is still a majority opinion, but a lot of people don't exactly apply it uniformly. Lemmy (and Piefed, for that matter) is a bubble with a certain percentage of people who only consider this to hold true for people they consider "good".
I've seen some, imo, very VERY deranged takes on here about who "deserves" or rather "lost" their human right privileges, be it police officers, politicians, or people who inherited or otherwise obtained a lot of money.
I agree with this take. Just want to add that I think the more that people see a justice system skewed, so that certain classes of people are not treated the same as other classes within that system, the more likely you are to see some form of mob justice. In my country the three types of people you listed often get to avoid accountability. And do so very publicly. Which inspires people to want to force justice on their own.
Mobs are never nuanced or intelligent about their actions. They are a result of an emotional outpouring from within a nation's populace. Much like rioting, frequent instances of people calling for or participating in mob justice is a pretty big indicator that you've got some serious problems in your nation that need immediate attention.
Being upset at the mob is correct. It's also usually only one side of a multi-facted problem.