A mob is a chorus with no melody. In Gurugram the boy was booked, bailed, and the five attackers were later arrested, and that sequence matters. A state that punishes stunts but also punishes vigilantism is at least trying to keep the rules alive. If you let "gau raksha" turn into street beatings, you will get copycat gangs from Haryana to Assam, like a viral song nobody wants. The internet treats outrage like an IPL auction, bids go up with every ugly clip. Lower the bids: punish the violence hard, educate the kids who chase dares, and stop feeding the algorithm with blood.