The fact the individual was handicapped should have nothing to do with this story and punishments IMO.
The underlining issue is that 4 men brutally beat someone they though hit a 16 year old girl.
Were there actions extreme, Barbaric, Brutal? Absoulutly
However, this was not 4 individuals beating up a handicapped person for fun, or for him being handicapped.
If this girl had not lied none of this would have happened. As much as I would like to villianize the 4 men, if a 16 year old girl came and told me someone beat/rape/etc her, I'm not sure the extremes I may go to in order to punish said individual. Sure is vigilantism, and perhaps this story is perfect evidence of why there is a justice system, but human emotion can be pretty strong in cases of violence against a loved one
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