In Thailand, if the police arrive a bit late, they will just be collecting the corpse.
I have personally seen one man on the steps of the police station early one morning. He was badly beaten up, his clothes torn and bloodied, his face swollen and his teeth broken. I asked the policeman, what happened and he said,
"The villagers caught him stealing a pair of slippers."
Now, I have lived among the people of Thailand for two decades and I can say for a certainty that they are a peaceful people and very definitely not people who would kill at the drop of a pin, or, in this case, just because of a pair of slippers. I am very sure, without supporting evidence, that the man I saw on the steps of the police station must have been a notorious character in his village who had been the prime suspect in a lot of thefts. So that morning they must have caught him red-handed and much as I believe in a fair trial and all that, I think what the villagers did in that case solved the problem very neatly and justice was served. I seriously doubt if the man who was beaten would think about stealing anything for a long while.
Now, about the woman who hit the man with a bat for molesting her sons.
If I were her, I would have probably done the same. Of course, I would ask him about it first, but if he answered by saying sorry, as the woman said, then I would consider it an open and close case. Like she said, why say sorry if you haven't done anything wrong? Actually I would beat him over the head just to knock him out, so that I can castrate him more easily.
Do I sound bloodthirsty? Am I uncivilized? Don't I have any clue about justice and fair trials and all that?
I don't know. Maybe the media is lying about this issue. I mean, just look at all those reports about child abusers who re-offend as soon as they are released. Is that justice? When we talk about justice, I strongly believe the first priority must be the victim not the perpetrator. When the law bends over backwards to protect the perpetrator, in the name of justice, then I strongly suggest that the law should just bend over and get it right right where it deserves.