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Main Entry: vig·i·lan·te
Pronunciation: "vi-j&-'lan-tE
Function: noun
Etymology: Spanish, watchman, guard, from vigilante vigilant, from Latin vigilant-, vigilans
Date: 1865
: a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law appear inadequate); broadly : a self-appointed doer of justice

Batman, the Punisher, the X-Men, Spiderman, Superman...what do they have in common other then being super heroes? They're all vigilantes. They go out, without the power of the state to back them up, and fight crime. Vigilantism is frowned upon all over the world. Why? Because people get hurt.

I highly suggest reading up on vigilantism just so you know what the hell it is. If you are caught, this may be the reason why. So you'll need to be smart about this.

1) Try NOT to kill people. If you use guns, make sure you use rubber bullets or something that is made to wound. You may also want to use a tranquilizer gun or an Air Soft if you can.

2) Take the offenders to the police or have the police come to the offenders. Meaning, tie them up!

3) Try to get evidence that they commited a crime. Video, audio, pictures, etc.

You might want to check out these links:

Vigilantes of Montana
The FBI, COINTELPRO and Far-Right Vigilante Networks
Vigilante Justice: A Proper Response to Government Failure
Common Law Courts - April 25, 1997
Vigilante justice would be an improvement
NATO's Vigilante Justice: Worse Than Nothing
THE BRUTAL HAND OF VIGILANTE JUSTICE
Taking the law into one's own hands
Vigilante Justice: Common Law Court





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