Is mob action justifiable

Whether mob action is justifiable, is in the eye of the beholder. A group of people might see the government as trying to strip them of their rights and freedoms and so they will mob in protest; while the government sees itself as trying to protect it's citizens and will see mobs as harmful to their plans. When people are being hurt or have their basic human rights taken from them ( and they did not commit some sort of crime) it is justifiable to rebel. Mob action usually causes more problems than it solves. Rarely do mobs ever produce positives for any side. Mobs are unplanned acts of passion, which is why they often get out of hand and innocents die. Planned rebellion on the other hand often produces wanted results or at the very least get a message out. Mob action may not be justifiable but protest and rebellion are in some cases.
The colonist felt that the British had too much control over them. When the British taxed them, they ignored the taxes,hurt the tax collectors, smuggled illegal goods, and destroyed private property. Britain tried to punish the colonists by taking away their freedoms and governments, again the colonist rebelled. The British sent their men to crush the rebellions, which had little effect but to make them stronger and more violent. If the colonist had lost the American Revolution, they would have been punished severely, many would. be killed or tortured, people would have little or no rights, and colonists would be little more than slaves in their own homes; but the colonist did win the war. Which means that they succeeded in their rebellion so there was no price to pay for their crimes. Rebellion would have been a great crime if the colonist had lost and remained under British control, but since they won it was a remarkable act in the pursuit of freedom.