Medieval Justice in the Modern Day: The 'Social Bandit' - Medievalists.net
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The common thread between them is widespread approbation for the actions of these two young men, reflecting a failure of the state and the social contract.
It is not an issue of awareness at this point, but clearly power games at play, as seen in the political stagnation surrounding healthcare reform.
Commenters blamed the unsafe transit system and society's negligence in caring for the troubled, rather than placing fault solely on Jordan Neely.
Both killings were praised online, revealing dangerous societal attitudes towards vigilantism and the notion of extrajudicial justice.
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