nah, the system failed. fines only punish the poor, jail only punishes the sociable (the bulk of which do not commit the worse/most violent crimes for which one would ideally be removed from society for). the legal system fails at both rehabilitation and punishment, while the corruption of this system fails to deliver justice where it's needed. the richest of society are able to simply pay their way out of any repercussions for their crimes and "lobby" (bribe) politicians to change the laws in their favor. we're all forced to play a game where the rules are constantly being changed and it is enforced by police officers and government agents purely out of fear and/or spite. lady justice is blind to the fat corporate finger on the scale. sure, vigilantism isn't ideal but the system in place is not ideal either. so, what is to be done when the system breaks down? why would you defend a system that is hostile towards you? and why would you mourn someone you didn't know, who would've allowed you to die (if not outright killed you) for their own (small) profit?
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