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On the internet these days, due process seems to often be replaced by trial by net and judgement by the angry crowd, the only thing missing is the flaming torches. I believe in trial by courts through the system. I believe this makes for a civilised society.

These thoughts are mine and do not reflect the place I work :)

Modern Mob

The crowd investigated a thought of a crime, 
The web was the tool of their choice,
The arrest by the crowd, the charge by the crowd, 
To the crowd he now had no voice,

No confession of guilt, no evidence needed, 
When the crowd put him directly on trial,
Beyond reasonable doubt meant nothing at all, 
To the crowd which’d now become tribal,

You see, the burden of proof was thrown away, 
The rumours had a life of their own,
The rumours grew to a spectacular story, 
A story where the truth’s left alone,

And the sentence was swift, no appeal was given, 
His soul was on full public parade,
He was hung, drawn and quartered by the rumouring crowd, 
And then he was thrown away.

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