A Colorado woman who had a ‘paranoia’ about child molesters has been sentenced to life in prison after she shot a wanted sex offender and dumped his remains in a drainage ditch. Deka Simmons, 38, will spend the rest of her life behind bars without the possibility of parole over the murder of 48-year-old Daxcimo Ceja in […]
I’d really like to see improvements in how law enforcement deals with sexual assault and rape - it is absolutely awful what a lot of jurisdictions currently put reporters through before failing to deliver a speedy trial or any trial at all… but vigilantism is a really dangerous path.
On the one hand we have a shitty option, on the other hand we have a shittier option. I’d clarify that I very much understand where you’re coming from and it’s a noble goal to envision a society free from sexual assault but embracing vigilantism is also a really bad idea.
I’d really like to see improvements in how law enforcement deals with sexual assault and rape - it is absolutely awful what a lot of jurisdictions currently put reporters through before failing to deliver a speedy trial or any trial at all… but vigilantism is a really dangerous path.
And allowing sexual assault and predators running rampant isn’t a dangerous path?
On the one hand we have a shitty option, on the other hand we have a shittier option. I’d clarify that I very much understand where you’re coming from and it’s a noble goal to envision a society free from sexual assault but embracing vigilantism is also a really bad idea.