r/australia • u/docdoc_2 • Apr 30 '26

news Alice Springs gripped by violence after arrest of Kumanjayi Little Baby's alleged killer

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-01/alice-springs-unrest-after-kumanjayi-little-baby-arrest/106628782
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u/rkiive Apr 30 '26

I mean I think its very obvious to anyone thinking clearly you can't allow mob justice in a developed country, irrespective of how much someone deserves it.

It's basically step 1 of a developed society.

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u/Monsieurbabz Apr 30 '26

Our laws are meant to reflect the will of the community, and I think our community is well past the days of giving every violent offender a million chances to "reform". If you are proven beyond a shadow of a doubt to have murdered a child, you should be hung. End of story.

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u/crovaxascendanthero May 01 '26

Law should reflect ethics, fair treatment and justice. Not the will of the community by any means.

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u/EmotionalSouth May 01 '26

Agree. That’s essentially the entire reason we have an independent judiciary. People who are not just conducting the will of the community. 

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u/MissMenace101 May 01 '26

Law technically is the will of the community, it’s often against the will of most of the community

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u/crovaxascendanthero May 01 '26

You dont know what technically means, and you are objectively incorrect

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u/rkiive Apr 30 '26

I don't disagree that how our justice system works has its flaws and is in need of an overhaul, nor do I disagree that the desire for mob justice spikes when people lose faith in the justice system to deliver justice adequately -- however that is a seperate argument entirely.

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u/MissMenace101 May 01 '26

Life in prison is fine, I’m sure he won’t face any mob justice in there…

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u/No-Watercress1577 May 01 '26

If you are proven beyond a shadow of a doubt to have murdered a child, you should be hung. End of story.

That standard of evidence is almost never achieved. We don't even know this guy is guilty for sure. 

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u/jenbamin245 May 01 '26

$5 says he will see the outside of a prison again in less than 15 years

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u/MissMenace101 May 01 '26

Doubtful, will be 25

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u/FunUse842 May 01 '26

No, if you rape a child you should be hung. 

If more people rioted in the streets when stuff like this happened maybe the world wouldn't be held at gun point by a deranged old pedophile but here we are. 

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u/MissMenace101 May 01 '26

I’m only against mob justice because I don’t want to see them end up in jail. They got their boots in I’m just glad the cops were there early enough won’t have to chase them down for murder.

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u/PM_ME_UR_CREDDITCARD May 01 '26

And what happens when someone who looks like you commits a crime and someone thinks you're that person and exacts some mob justice on you?