On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 14:16, Nick Newman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How many cops does it take to throw a community lynching? >
None. The question that remains is: Why is the community having to resort to lynching? Following the metaphor and using the US "Old West" as an example, lynchings were largely due to one of the following: * a lack of organized law enforcement * a lack of effective law enforcement * an outraged mob following the lead of a few with their own agenda in the heat of some moment I don't think the latter point applies (though some have argued it very much does). The former two points though very much do IMO, and I think this was the point Kee was making. To put it another way: How can we as network operators help law enforcement become more organized and effective such that lynchings are no longer needed? I'm not convinced there's an adequate answer to that question given the current structure of "the internet", and the nature of how things work. ( I suppose there's room in there for an argument that community lynchings are the most effective way to deal with the problems that arise, though I don't think such is the case. ) -- Jason
