When legal systems fail, folks will turn to 'hard men' to get justice. Thus it has always been, thus it shall be.
To avoid this a society should aim for just laws, swift execution of those laws by law enforcement, and speedy trials by courts. If any of those three are failing, other avenues of justice will be sought by those who can afford it and that impacts the poor who can't 'afford' justice.
To avoid this a society should aim for just laws, swift execution of those laws by law enforcement, and speedy trials by courts. If any of those three are failing, other avenues of justice will be sought by those who can afford it and that impacts the poor who can't 'afford' justice.