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.
I definitely think that the analogy is better in the police brutality sense since that actually involves the loss of life. I agree that I don’t feel bad about Nazis getting punched. I want them punched, but if someone punched me, I would try to beat the shit out of them and I might stick my car keys into their eyes. I have no interest in getting punched for sake of 100 Nazis getting punched too. If you’re throwing punches then make damn sure that the person you’re punching is actually a Nazi. If you punch an innocent person then I want your ass to get thrown in jail for assault.
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.
I agree for the most part.