This is more about an appropriate response to the absence of laws. If a government arbitrarily enforces the laws and refuses to consistently follow them itself, the result isn't quite anarchy but it's getting warmer. I'm not proposing a law, because I'm not suggesting that due process ought to be followed in meting out the punishment. Due process need not be followed because if you can't provide a reasonable guarantee that it will be observed in any given case, there isn't much reason to have it at all, and in fact it starts to work against the public interest if it will be followed only when necessary to protect the powerful but disregarded in order to pursue and oppress the weak. There is a narrow but growing range of offenses in the US for which, if accused, you can forget about the courts. What we see here is another has been added to the list.
As an aside, my original comment has sparked quite a large discussion, for having so many downvotes.
Unfortunately, the discussion sparked is not very interesting. I'm not sure you're an intentional troll, but many responses (particularly if they're all trying to say "no, that's a horrible idea because...") don't indicate a worthwhile comment so much as a successful troll.
In this case, if the powers-that-be were as powerful as you claim, we wouldn't even be having this conversation; Peter Adekeye would not be free and back with his family considering legal action, the Canadian judge would not be lambasting the US and Canadian prosecutors who were involved, etc. etc..
Am I just another sucker for the troll, though? This seems obvious, which means it's probably boring for most readers.
I see an interesting discussion about the merits of mob justice and vigilantism if they serve as a check against corruption, i.e. if the specter of such would compel the ruling class to curtail the worst abuses before enough group delusions are shattered that the society can no longer sustain itself and all hell breaks loose.
Sorry if you don't find it interesting. Especially sorry if you perceive everything you don't like/care about as a troll.
As an aside, my original comment has sparked quite a large discussion, for having so many downvotes.