A man was dragged from his car by enraged bystanders and shot after he plowed a vehicle into a crowd in Los Angeles, leaving seven people critically injured and at least 23 others hurt outside a nightclub early Saturday morning, police said.

Cameras in the area are still being canvassed, but the incident appears to have been intentional, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Two law enforcement sources familiar with the situation said the suspect was kicked out of the venue for being intoxicated and disruptive.

  • atzanteol@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    Personally, not cheering for it, but I can’t muster any more sympathy than a shrug.

    You didn’t have to be personally sympathetic to still want the right thing to be done.

    The more and more I see how broken the justice system is, the less concerned I am about mob “justice”.

    As I said - principles abandoned. I have zero faith in lawlessness.

    • pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      2 days ago

      Oh I’d absolutely fucking love for everyone to face a fair trial and get a just punishment for their wrongdoings. However, I also understand that that’s just never going to happen, and when someone receives some clearly deserved violence, it won’t upset me. I’d rather have luigi than nothing.