They knew, their quarrel was unjust, still they argued, every day.
Sometimes, people would intervene but mostly they gathered around to witness the spectacle.
That day, the sparks of their hatred fell on the crowd.
That day justice was delivered swiftly by the lynching mob as they tossed their body parts at the circling vultures.
My theme for this year’s Blogging from A to Z April Challenge is Crime Stories in 55 Words.
Today’s story, L is for Lynching…
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Lynch mobs are the worst. I kind of feel that they are the physical manifestations of the online trolls we encounter- the kind that believe in rank, mob justice carried away by the frenzy of other people’s anger which fuels their own.
Shuddering at the image in the last line.
You are spot on. Online trolls do all this by hiding in anonymity the web provides and from the comfort of their homes.
On the spot (sense of) justice not knowing who is wrong in that fight, and forgetting that that is wrong too… yeah, that’s terrible.
This is herd mentality at its best or worst!
Lynch mobs harken back to the wild, wild, west. Swift justice! In this case, though, it seems a little extreme. Impactful ending! 🙂
Yes, when I was researching for this subject, my initial assumption was that this must be a practice of the olden days, but I was surprised to read that lynch mobs are active even today.
Thanks Debbie. Glad you liked this piece.
Scary because it is the present. As Debbie said, it used to be part of a bad bygone era in the USA… for us, it is 2017 and still going strong, if not stronger than ever.
Reading about Lynch Mobs was an eye-opener for me. As Debbie mentioned, I assumed that such mobs must be a thing of past. But just earlier this month, in Alwar ‘Gau rakshaks’ killed a dairy farmer, who they assumed was a cattle smuggler!!
Scary indeed! Happens in so many places in our country. Why do people have to take law in their own hands!
Yes, it happens even today. These past few days I read about so many such incidents. The recent one was that in Alwar, earlier this month. And then there were Dadri and Dimapur mob lynchings and so many more…
That was an extremely gory end. Lynch mobs are scary
Lynch mobs can be brutal and ruthless… 🙁
Terrible.
Seriously!
One would think this is something from history, but given certain things we read about, this might as well be today! Mob justice is the worst.
I thought so too. But sadly lynch mobs are at work even today!
Very sad expression penned.
Thanks for sharing.
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The most scary part about lynching mobs…they feel they deliver instant justice. But the gory nature of the process is beyond comparison.
Yeah, sadly they believe that they are right in their approach which they certainly are not!
Scary indeed. A spark of violence can lead to an entire explosion.
True, it doesnt take much to incite a mob!
That’s the worst thing to happen to anybody! It really chills my spines whenever I hear them!
Yeah and we get to read about them so frequently!
Goodness, Shilpa, your stories are becoming more and more gruesome and upsetting. But they are still good 😉
I know what you mean, Sarah! Crime world is indeed murky and horrifying.
Thanks for reading out my gruesome stories, every day. Appreciate it ♥
Heart -wrenching yet so common in India ☹️
Truly Yours Roma
True that!
Oh so horrible and lynch mobs are really bad. An intense story Shilpa.
Thanks Deepa.
Oh my this is horrific to think about. Mob mentality can be so gruesome.
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You bet!
Ouch. Terrible.
Indeed!
That’s a scary end! A different story from you, Shilpa!
Thanks Shalini.
Ouch…that must have been gruesome! But yea you can’t expect lynch mobs to be gentle. Well written!
Thanks Shubhangi.
Lynch mobs are scary, but unfortunately, even in 2017, still exist in many places.
Yes, read about one which took place earlier this month!! 🙁
Peer pressure and Lunch Mobs all have same emotional influence. Hotrifling story
True that!! Both have high impact on the psyche.
so frightening and this happens everywhere.. like the way you are weaving crime stories shilpa, great!!
Thanks Genevive, glad you are liking these and thanks for your support. Appreciate it.
Lynch mobs are awful…public justice is not the answer. Nicely done.
True that. But the mob thinks otherwise!
Thanks Sanch!
Wondering how I missed your flash fiction. Some hard hitting stories here. Way to go Shilpa.
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Mob is most terrifying thing I can think of. These days in India we are able to see a lot of this
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