Collective responsibility attributed to unstructured mobs cannot satisfy Hart's capacity condition because there is no agent—individual or collective—that possessed unified volitional control over the harmful outcome.

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Capacity condition(as used in ethics): A requirement that someone must have the mental or practical ability to do something in order to be fairly held responsible for it—like you can't be blamed for something you were physically unable to prevent.
Hart(as the main philosopher discussed in this statement): H.L.A. Hart was a 20th-century British philosopher who developed an influential theory about what makes something legally valid—basically, he argued that laws are identified by looking at whether officials (judges, lawmakers) actually follow them, not by whether they're morally good.
Unstructured mobs(as used in discussion of collective action): Groups of people gathered together without formal organization, leadership, or clear decision-making processes.
Volitional control(in ethics and philosophy of action): The ability to freely choose and control your own actions; whether you acted of your own will without being forced or manipulated.

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