Philly Mob Attacks "Person of Interest"

A mob in Philadelphia attacked a person of interest in connection with the alleged rape of an 11 year old girl after the police union offered a reward of $10,000 for bringing him in. The beating was captured on surveillance video at a local store. The man has not been charged. TalkLeft has more. From the article:

In connection with the alleged rape of an 11 year old girl, the police announced they were looking for a particular person of interest (not a suspect). Then the police union put out a reward of $10k for bringing him in by 5 PM.

Then, about an hour before the deadline, a mob grabbed the guy and beat him into critical condition (caught on surveillance video at a local bodega), such that a patrol unit had to rescue him from the mob. Then the head of the police union complimented the neighborhood for "really stepping up". And the mayor didn't even think to condemn this.

And the neighborhood gathered around the video at the bodega to cheer a replay of the mob beating.

The praise by the police union is more than a little worrisome. 

Comments

[Sex Offender Issues]

The man has also been released and not charged with any crime, and the people who admitted on video to beating this man, are not being charged either.

VIGILANTISM IS NEVER A SOLUTION, AND THIS PROVES IT!!

http://sexoffenderissues.blogspot.com/2009/06/pa-beaten-man-leaves-hospital.html

And article with video, here:

http://sexoffenderissues.blogspot.com/2009/06/pa-person-of-interest-in-rape-of-girl.html

[Anon]

Another man was attacked too.

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=6851290

[Vivia]

His dna matched, they beat the right man.
Oh, well, the moral of the story is that one should not indulge in sexual crimes.