After a start as smooth as butter, the expert podcasters (Dan, Ethan, Hammond, and Jack) continued on to tackle vigilante justice. Points discussed include:

• What is a vigilante? Is vigilantism ever appropriate?
• Vigilante justice vs full revolution.
• The odd coincidence of lopsided justice in a politicized atmosphere.
• Biblical example of vigilantism – Simeon and Levi kill the men of Shechem.
• Honesty in justice as apposed to deceit.
• Biblical example v2 – Absalom kills Amnon. The cheese gets a little more binding.
• Why did David do nothing? What should Absalom have done?
• Is vigilante justice simply necessary sometimes, regardless of what is right and wrong?
• Kyle Rittenhouse tangent.
• George Floyd Autopsy.
• Should vigilantes free the Jan 6 detainees? Reasons why that might be a problem.
• King John’s anecdote, and forcing authority before rebellion.
• The difference in “punishment” vigilante justice and “deliverance” vigilante justice.
• Is there a quality to local vigilante justice not found in the judicial system?
• Caning in the town square.
• How dare you escape?
• A teaser on redress of grievances.
• Some wonderful parting advice from Dan.

Corrections:

• 1 Chronicles does not say that the birthright went to Judah. Judah prevailed over his brothers, but the two sons of Joseph received the birthright (1 Chronicles 5:1-2).
• Clarification: shoplifting less than $950 in California was made a misdemeanor via Proposition 47 in 2014. It was not made nonprosecutable; though, one could argue that it had the same effect since misdemeanors are often not prosecuted. Other states have enacted similar laws.
• The Rittenhouse corrections (since we pulled it all from memory).
• The George Floyd autopsy was not released in 2023, it was released in 2020. It does indicate that Floyd’s Cardiopulmonary arrest was (at least in part) due to neck compression.
• King John was not holed up in a barn, held at sword point while signing the Magna Carta. He was, however, compelled to apply his seal by his very unhappy barons.

Notes and Links:

• The Declaration of Independence.
• 2 Samuel 12:7-12 Nathan the prophet tells King David that the sword will not depart from his house.
• Kenosha Riot Shooting; All Angles Synced Together with Timeline. Also, a narrated video explanation of the indecent released before all the details were known, and footage from the FBI.
• News media claiming Rittenhouse shot black men. Also a UCLA professor had the same error in one of her books.
• 1 Corinthians 6:1-8 – Paul rebukes the Corinthian church for going to law before handling things as Christian brothers.
• Ethan never gets to his third biblical example that was going to contrast the first two. That would be Ehud killing King Eglon.