Amid reactions to a video showing a man being assaulted over ₦11 million allegedly linked to fraudulent dealings, one user commented: “Make them beat werey comot from him body,” calling for excessive violence without knowing the full story. This response is deeply troubling. It promotes mob brutality and assumes guilt without due process, reducing justice to unchecked rage. Even when allegations involve crime, violence is not a substitute for investigation or lawful accountability. Encouraging people to “beat sense” into someone reflects a dangerous culture where anger replaces evidence and punishment precedes truth. Such comments normalize abuse, strip individuals of their humanity, and undermine the rule of law. When society applauds violence before facts, it risks harming the innocent and excusing cruelty as righteousness. Justice must be deliberate, lawful, and humane—not driven by impulse or online outrage.
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