>>509708293The American justice system was conceived of by wealthy, egalitarian philosophers who had a profound trust in their fellow man. Naturally their idea of justice wouldn't satisfy the needs of alt of the earth folk who need immediate redress to harm done in order to maintain the community's morals.
That means you hang a murdering scum from a tree as soon as he's caught, you don't dither around for weeks and months waiting for a trial to hand him a jail sentence that won't do a thing to rehabilitate him or bring peace to the bereaved. The sight of his bloated corpse swinging from a noose might though.