Lowbrow Acts #AtoZChallenge @AprilA2Z
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…
You can check out my A-Z posts thus far by clicking on a highlighted letter!
April 14, 2017 6:49 am|
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.
April 17, 2017 10:00 pm|
You are spot on. Online trolls do all this by hiding in anonymity the web provides and from the comfort of their homes.
April 14, 2017 8:13 am|
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.
April 17, 2017 10:01 pm|
This is herd mentality at its best or worst!
April 14, 2017 9:08 am|
Lynch mobs harken back to the wild, wild, west. Swift justice! In this case, though, it seems a little extreme. Impactful ending! 🙂
April 17, 2017 10:03 pm|
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.
April 14, 2017 9:59 am|
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.
April 17, 2017 10:10 pm|
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!!
April 14, 2017 10:51 am|
Scary indeed! Happens in so many places in our country. Why do people have to take law in their own hands!
April 17, 2017 10:12 pm|
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…
April 14, 2017 11:16 am|
That was an extremely gory end. Lynch mobs are scary
April 17, 2017 10:26 pm|
Lynch mobs can be brutal and ruthless… 🙁
April 14, 2017 11:33 am|
Terrible.
April 17, 2017 10:13 pm|
Seriously!
April 14, 2017 12:11 pm|
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.
April 17, 2017 10:14 pm|
I thought so too. But sadly lynch mobs are at work even today!
April 14, 2017 1:38 pm|
Very sad expression penned.
Thanks for sharing.
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April 17, 2017 10:14 pm|
Thanks you!
April 14, 2017 1:42 pm|
The most scary part about lynching mobs…they feel they deliver instant justice. But the gory nature of the process is beyond comparison.
April 17, 2017 10:26 pm|
Yeah, sadly they believe that they are right in their approach which they certainly are not!
April 14, 2017 2:51 pm|
Scary indeed. A spark of violence can lead to an entire explosion.
April 17, 2017 10:27 pm|
True, it doesnt take much to incite a mob!
April 14, 2017 3:01 pm|
That’s the worst thing to happen to anybody! It really chills my spines whenever I hear them!
April 17, 2017 10:28 pm|
Yeah and we get to read about them so frequently!
April 14, 2017 3:17 pm|
Goodness, Shilpa, your stories are becoming more and more gruesome and upsetting. But they are still good 😉
April 17, 2017 10:33 pm|
I know what you mean, Sarah! Crime world is indeed murky and horrifying.
Thanks for reading out my gruesome stories, every day. Appreciate it ♥
April 14, 2017 3:58 pm|
Heart -wrenching yet so common in India ☹️
Truly Yours Roma
April 17, 2017 10:33 pm|
True that!
April 14, 2017 5:11 pm|
Oh so horrible and lynch mobs are really bad. An intense story Shilpa.
April 17, 2017 10:33 pm|
Thanks Deepa.
April 14, 2017 7:30 pm|
Oh my this is horrific to think about. Mob mentality can be so gruesome.
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April 17, 2017 10:33 pm|
You bet!
April 14, 2017 8:21 pm|
Ouch. Terrible.
April 17, 2017 10:33 pm|
Indeed!
April 14, 2017 9:32 pm|
That’s a scary end! A different story from you, Shilpa!
April 17, 2017 10:34 pm|
Thanks Shalini.
April 14, 2017 11:12 pm|
Ouch…that must have been gruesome! But yea you can’t expect lynch mobs to be gentle. Well written!
April 17, 2017 10:34 pm|
Thanks Shubhangi.
April 14, 2017 11:46 pm|
Lynch mobs are scary, but unfortunately, even in 2017, still exist in many places.
April 17, 2017 10:35 pm|
Yes, read about one which took place earlier this month!! 🙁
April 15, 2017 1:39 am|
Peer pressure and Lunch Mobs all have same emotional influence. Hotrifling story
April 17, 2017 10:35 pm|
True that!! Both have high impact on the psyche.
April 15, 2017 1:51 pm|
so frightening and this happens everywhere.. like the way you are weaving crime stories shilpa, great!!
April 17, 2017 10:36 pm|
Thanks Genevive, glad you are liking these and thanks for your support. Appreciate it.
April 15, 2017 6:28 pm|
Lynch mobs are awful…public justice is not the answer. Nicely done.
April 17, 2017 10:37 pm|
True that. But the mob thinks otherwise!
Thanks Sanch!
April 16, 2017 2:44 pm|
Wondering how I missed your flash fiction. Some hard hitting stories here. Way to go Shilpa.
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April 17, 2017 10:38 pm|
Thank you for dropping by and reading these 55ers Natasha. Appreciate it!
April 16, 2017 10:44 pm|
That was something. Mob attack.
April 17, 2017 10:38 pm|
Thanks Parul.
April 18, 2017 2:29 pm|
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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