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Hello students, in this question we've been told that a person was watching an old western movie and it reminded them of a topic that was discussed in the sociology course.
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The story plot involved cattle ranchers whose cattle was stolen by cattle thieves and the ranchers apprehended the suspected thieves and accused them of the theft.
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The men denied they had anything to do with it.
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The ranchers assumed that they had the correct men and proceeded to give them a trial based on cowboy justice.
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As the cowboy justice testimony proceeded, anger spread through the cattle ranchers, producing very high level of hostility and hatred for the men.
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The ranchers agreed that the men were guilty.
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They were guilty and they were hanged without any real evidence proving their guilt.
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Several hours later, the ranchers realized that they had hanged the wrong people.
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So the movie plot is clear.
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Although the suspect denied their involvement, the ranchers proceeded with the cowboy justice, which is likely a form of vigilante justice, without formal legal proceedings...