They take the law into their own bloody hands and proceed to whip, stab, shoot, hang, or burn the alleged culprit, without the intervention of courts, counsel, judges, juries, or witnesses.
Douglass condemns mob justice and the violent actions taken against accused individuals without due process.
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The friendless and hungry boy, in his extremest need, found himself in the strong protecting arms of his mother.
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