JUNGLE JUSTICE: THE GOOD, THE BARBARIC AND THE ACCEPTED.

BY AFEKHIKU HENRY
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Barbaric, uncultured, inhumane and uncivilized, these words and many more have painted the ever increasing gory spectacle and nauseating act of public executions in our society.
There could have been a time where we expected such acts were taken out of a movie or so but th at is not the truth, jungle justice is here to stay and perhaps one would think this act is surely an answer to the menace been posed by the criminals but that is not the case like insects mesmerized by the intensity of the light which ironically spells their doom, crime rates keep topping the charts just as the nation’s respective security agencies are finding it had to keep a lid on the issue hence such acts usually go unnoticed or are even considered as worrisome but I believe we should be worried if not for the fact that the due process of the justice system is been boycotted each time a mob decides to get a spare tire or a block carelessly lying around to commit this act but for the fact that the set of people who carry this act out do this without some sort of remorse or after thought our fathers, mothers, sisters , brothers ,children and friends consumed by so much hate and grief at that intense moment that they are willingly to cheer and jeer as the gruesome act is carried out.
There are a lot of red flags to be raised in the cause of jungle justice because while it satisfy the masses urgent need for justice they are certain the justice system will never give them it however acts like a band aid to a cancerous wound which keeps getting worse say, instances where a gang member and killed is one among many cases to consider whereas the due process of the law would provide preliminary investigations which would lead to the possible arrest of his or her cohorts and expose various other important details or are we to turn a blind eye to the fact innocent blood have also been shed by the public owing to mistaken identities or false accusations ?
The fact remains that jungle justice is ineffective to combating crimes, the crime stats have not for once reduced because someone was publicly executed in fact I dare say that such acts may even fuel senseless or extreme violence perpetuated by criminals as some sort of repercussion not to talk about the psychological effects such acts have on those who are unfortunate to be in such gathering, I mean such gory scenes could in fact give rise to the next serial killer.



Jungle justice should be out rightly frowned upon and discouraged, desensitizing the public about the need to let the due process of law be carried out is necessary and the need to impose stricter punishments regarding jungle justice.
They say condemn the sin and not the sinner and whilst it would feel better for most of us to swallow rocks than listen to such when it comes to criminals and their crimes, it is important that we know that one crime does not make up for another.
While many of these criminals deserved what they get we must understand the need to respect law and order, many of whom have lost their lives to this act are in fact individuals who under the right circumstances can be beneficial to the society at large, we must ensure while we try to correct the wrong doings of others that we ourselves do not do this wrongly if not we will be no better than them.