Does It Feel Good To Watch An Innocent Man Burned Alive?

If we’re going to pass judgement by mob rule and decide a man’s/woman’s fate in public, then why do we have a court system? Why have police at all. Maybe we should simple adopt gang mentality or decide on a few local warlords and carry on. Maybe we should all, just, regress… Or not? It’s time to decide.
The public square was where we decided the fate of the women of Salem. We burned them alive because we were ignorant and thought them to be witches. They were “a danger to our society and community”. How is this false outcry different than the press outcry against our President, today? How is it different for the men of Virginia?
In Salem, the public outcry was so loud, there was no time for proof of the women’s innocence nor a rational evaluation of their guilt. The “mob” demanded action and it didn’t matter if the action was just or fair. Gee whiz, did we think those days were long gone? Did we assume we have advanced as a society? Take a look at Virginia, today. Take a broader look at politics, today. Take a look at DC and the “Muh Russia” investigation, same thing. We’re doing the same thing. As a country, we are supposed to be embarrassed by the Salem Witch Trials in 2019. Right? Yet, if we’re embarrassed, if what happened in 1692 was wrong, then what in the hell are we doing, today?
How was Trayvon Martin any different? George Zimmerman was innocent. We learned NBC doctored an audiotape to make Zimmerman appear to be racist, which was a lie. HOW was what NBC did in the Zimmerman case, any different than bearing false witness against the Salem women?
How was Ferguson any different? We learned “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” was a lie and pushed by the media. Eventually, through our court system, rather than depending on the lie from CNN of “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot”, we learned Brown was the aggressor and yes, he did go after the policeman and tried to get the policeman’s gun. Yet, the mob, unwilling to wait for the court process, already convicted the policeman and threatened his life. Even AFTER the trial, the policeman had to leave the state. How is that fair?
Are any of these instances all that different from an online mob who attacked innocent kids from Covington High School? How about a rent-a-mob of twitter bots, hired to influence a corporate entity?
I recall living in Miami and meeting people who were born in dictatorships. In the third world, they hid their money under mattresses or buried it in the backyard. They fled their homes, when accused of a crime, because they had no trust in their government. Their experience was so dire, so horrific, they risked their very lives to come to the USA. In the USA, OUR legal system, despite a few hiccups, was the envy of the world. The USA was just and fair. Our banking system was stable. My new friends were relieved to finally be safe, in the USA, and my own pride in my country was renewed. A reliable system of government was something I took for granted as an American. Their relief made me keenly aware of how fortunate I was and how fragile freedom can be. Suddenly, all the songs we sing, as Americans, made sense.
Today, I am keenly aware of how easy it is to lose our legal system. Today, we’re in danger from the mob. So, what the heck are we doing, America?
Would ANY of us want to convict an innocent man? Do you, as an individual, believe yourself to be moral and fair? Okay. How about convicting a man in a court of public opinion if it serves your political interests? What if you were paid to protest the man? Can you justify the ‘sacrifice’ of one man, rationally, because you believe it serves a higher goal of “Orange Man Bad”? Look what the USA did to Justice Kavanaugh, based on no evidence, whatsoever. Was it fair? In the instance of Kavanaugh, very quickly, we had women admit they made up false claims to smear a man for the purpose of politics. How is their behavior any different than bearing false witness against the Salem witches?
Why don’t we LEARN from these experiences?
Why in the heck are we rushing to judgement for the men in Virginia? Why do we presume we know better than a jury of our peers in a court of law? Why do we rush, beat our chests, scream and yell on social media, and demand action when we KNOW our haste is likely to lead to a false accusation and a bad result? Why…… and this part is funny because it’s self-defeating, are we so silly/arrogant/self-absorbed/ presumptuous to SHOUT our opinions when we KNOW we don’t have all the facts….
Are we addicted to the outrage? Does being part of the outrage make us feel like we’re part of something bigger or more important than our regular lives? If so, we might need to “get a life”.
The Presidents taxes are a perfect example. In this area, I am an expert. I’ve testified in court, as an expert. I know it would take a team of 100 people, just like me, to properly evaluate the President’s taxes, AND it would take us at least 6-12 months to assemble the information to even begin the process. I know it would take us 3-5 years to properly evaluate the 512 entities where the President has a major interest as a principal and even longer to evaluate his other personal investments. This length of time would only be compounded if we were required to analyze many years of tax returns. Yet, my expert opinion does not matter to the mob nor to any pundit on television. “THEY” think they know better and they are the ones whispering in the ears of others, encouraging the mob. Never mind that the IRS, the entity charged with auditing the President, every year since W Bush was elected, has professionally evaluated the Trump tax return and found no wrongdoing ……. It does not matter to those who push for wrongful actions.
We’ve reached a point where our opinion or our desire to be heard, even though it may be false, has become more important than the life and reputation of an innocent man/woman. We haven’t learned a damn thing in 330 years. We’re making the same mistakes. We’re still listening to the MSM/idiots in the crowd who shout, “Kill her, burn her, she’s a witch.”
The mob thinks they know best and we’re being misled by those who would rather see people burned alive. Today, the “higher goal of a political win” is being used as a dangerous justification for insidious behavior. Look what happened to Matt Whitaker yesterday at the hands of our “leaders”, the Democrats, in Congress! They know what they did was wrong, but they do it anyway. Before we, as individuals, partake in “the mob”, we should probably ask ourselves, “Does it feel good to watch an innocent man/woman burn at the stake”?
Is it FINALLY time, after almost 330 years, to turn our collective ire on those who tempt our primal but evil side, and push for another ‘burning’, while they sit comfortably, with clean hands, on the sidelines?
Is it any wonder the President of The United States uses the term, “Witch Hunt”?