PANAMA The man, who worked as a street vendor, allegedly attempted to kill a teenage girl with poison. When local people found out about it, they took justice into their own hands and lynched him to death. When a motorcycle police patrol arrived at the scene, the crowd began attacking them as well, forcing them to leave.
This is a recent case in which not all information has been confirmed by reliable sources. Some less reliable sources claim that the motive for poisoning the minor girl was his wife’s infidelity. Other sources claim that it was not just one victim who was poisoned, but 16 minors.
Although lynching may sometimes seem like a quick and fair form of punishment for criminals, it is actually a crime itself. Even the worst criminal always has the right to a fair trial and punishment according to the law. Never participate in a lynching, never incite one, and always call the police to the scene. Participants in lynchings can often be punished with imprisonment.
