[PaulG]

As I said in the original post, the case was dismissed. Technically, he is now, if not innocent, at least not guilty. I maybe should have been more clear in what I was saying. The example I provided was meant to suggest the idea of mobs reacting to people perceived to be in breach of the community's/society's laws and/or mores. the actions of the vigilantes would have to be seen to be illegal. On the other hand, could they be seen to be moral?