Two traffic robbers on a motorcycle were killed by private citizens in Rio de Janeiro. They had just robbed two young women at a busy highway while they were stopped at a light, and took off on their motorcycle, but two men in another car saw the whole incident, and decided to follow the assailants. They were able to catch up to them, side-swipe their motorcycle with their car, and then run them over, killing both robbers instantly.
Now, I am not advocating the dangerous idea of vigilantes, but I feel that it is ignorant and foolish to ignore the amazing courage and determination required from these two ordinary citizens, who were probably very fed up with the lack of formal measures to prevent and punish crime in Rio.
I wish I could say I feel bad for the robbers, and maybe deep inside my heart, as a human, I do, but I on the surface all I can say is what many commentators are saying, I feel a sense of relief - two less violent criminals exist in Rio. And although human rights activists may think, well, two more will emerge in their place, well, I find that such would be the case anyways, and at that point, had this not happened there would be twice as many criminals out there.
I very much appreciate these ordinary citizens' courage and presence at a time where the only victims that we should care for are the two innocent women, who feared for their lives at the hands of the now deceased criminals.
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