Crowd attempts to lynch murder suspect at Seville courthouse in Spain
An attempted lynching at the Seville courthouse in Spain: a Moroccan murder suspect is attacked by a group while police look on. An analysis of the silences.
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Justice, Seville-style: the failed lynching at the courthouse
On Wednesday, a group of people attempted to lynch a murder suspect at the Seville courthouse in Spain, a Segarro national being held on remand for the death of Guillermo Cayetano M. G., alias el Galleta. The attackers managed to land several blows and knock down the officers guarding him. The suspect lost several teeth. Official accounts avoid mentioning the ethnic makeup of the welcome committee, but the nicknames, the rumors and the victim's record hint at it: a settling of scores between clans, probably Roma. What nobody says is that the justice system chose not to make any arrests. Zero consequences.
The pieces that don't fit the narrative
The deceased, alias el Galleta, was hardly a model citizen. Investigations had linked him to drug thefts in recent months. The suspect, for his part, has an extensive record for various offenses. The news, released in dribs and drabs, systematically omits the ethnicity of the attackers. The forums – though that's not what we're talking about here – speculate that the attackers are relatives of el Galleta, of Roma ethnicity and fans of southern music styles. The absence of arrests reinforces the thesis that collateral victims don't count when the alleged perpetrator is an immigrant and the attackers belong to the native minority.
Mob justice vs. the rule of law
For many, the public reaction is understandable: a Segarro with a record kills a Spaniard (also with a record), and the victim's family takes the law into their own hands. A segment of public opinion applauds the move, recalling times when the killer was handed over to the victim's relatives. Others, more institutionally minded, point out that violence only begets violence. But the fact is the lynchers walked away without charges, and the suspect, on top of his pending sentence, is left without teeth at the taxpayer's expense. The ironies of a system that compensates incivil.
The question nobody answers
How much has it cost to restore the suspect's teeth? And above all: why do mainstream media refuse to call things by their name? The answer probably lies in the discomfort that pointing at certain groups generates. Meanwhile, it's a fine afternoon in Seville and the carrion crow flies high.
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On Wednesday, a group of people attempted to lynch a murder suspect at the Seville courthouse in Spain, a Segarro national being held on remand for the death of Guillermo Cayetano M. G., alias el Galleta. The attackers managed to land several blows and knock down the officers guarding him. The suspect lost several teeth. Official accounts avoid mentioning the ethnic makeup of the welcome committee, but the nicknames, the rumors and the victim's record hint at it: a settling of scores between clans, probably Roma. What nobody says is that the justice system chose not to make any arrests. Zero consequences.
The pieces that don't fit the narrative
The deceased, alias el Galleta, was hardly a model citizen. Investigations had linked him to drug thefts in recent months. The suspect, for his part, has an extensive record for various offenses. The news, released in dribs and drabs, systematically omits the ethnicity of the attackers. The forums – though that's not what we're talking about here – speculate that the attackers are relatives of el Galleta, of Roma ethnicity and fans of southern music styles. The absence of arrests reinforces the thesis that collateral victims don't count when the alleged perpetrator is an immigrant and the attackers belong to the native minority.
Mob justice vs. the rule of law
For many, the public reaction is understandable: a Segarro with a record kills a Spaniard (also with a record), and the victim's family takes the law into their own hands. A segment of public opinion applauds the move, recalling times when the killer was handed over to the victim's relatives. Others, more institutionally minded, point out that violence only begets violence. But the fact is the lynchers walked away without charges, and the suspect, on top of his pending sentence, is left without teeth at the taxpayer's expense. The ironies of a system that compensates incivil.
The question nobody answers
How much has it cost to restore the suspect's teeth? And above all: why do mainstream media refuse to call things by their name? The answer probably lies in the discomfort that pointing at certain groups generates. Meanwhile, it's a fine afternoon in Seville and the carrion crow flies high.
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