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		wingo on April 16, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Failure of #amazonfail Lynch mobs do not have electronic equivalents. The worst I can think of would affect a person's psyche, but Amazon is not a person. The analogy is not apt.

njharman on April 18, 2009 [–]

I meant the figurative meaning of "Lynch mob"(which perhaps only I hold) I should have used "mob justice".

Amazon is a "virtual" person under US Law. I don't like it but it's the reality of corporatism. Amazon can receive justice or injustice. In this case the mob delivered them a heap of injustice.

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