Addendum: It’s also important to note that the people punching Nazis usually aren’t very good judges of who is and isn’t a Nazi. Personally, I’d rather have 100 Nazis go free than have 1 innocent man get punched, but that’s just me.
I also agree with this. That’s my thinking behind police too. I’d rather 100 guilty suspects go free than have 1 innocent one murdered or falsely imprisoned.
This is more reasonable, but I really can’t agree with Jeebus’s analogy. Getting punched isn’t that big a deal. I’d let myself get punched if it meant 100 guilty Nazis wouldn’t go free.
As to Collipso’s point, it’s one thing to be personally happy about it happening, and another thing to actually support happening it in the broader sense. I don’t think violence is a good or terribly helpful option, but on a personal level I can’t say I dislike it when a hateful sack of shit gets socked.