What are the Pros & Cons of Vigilante Justice? {Superhero Costume Optional}

What are the Pros & Cons of Vigilante Justice? {Superhero Costume Optional}

Vigilante Justice (also called Frontier Justice) is extrajudicial punishment that is motivated by the nonexistence of law and order or dissatisfaction with justice. The phrase can also be used to describe a prejudiced judge. Lynching and gunfighting are considered forms of vigilante/frontier justice ... more

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"... Vigilante justice has come to Seattle, and the caped crusaders drive a Kia ..."

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Related Movies:

Hero at Large(1980) PG An unemployed "nice guy" actor (John Ritter) is mistaken for a do-gooding, costumed crime fighter named Captain Avenger. But the harmless error is magnified when a couple of political operatives (Bert Convy and Kevin McCarthy) try to manipulate the case of mistaken identity to their own ends. Anne Archer co-stars as the dishy neighbor across the hall, and Kevin Bacon, in an early role, makes a very brief appearance. Martin Davidson directs.

Mystery Men(1999) PG-13 This comedy spoof follows a team of far-from-super heroes as they try to overcome their shortcomings and earn respect. Champion City is kept safe by the brave and dashing Captain Amazing (Greg Kinnear), but when he disappears, the Mystery Men spring into action. Mr. Furious (Ben Stiller), the Shoveler (William H. Macy), Blue Raja (Hank Azaria) and the Bowler (Janeane Garofalo) get a shot at the big time, but if they screw up, the city will be doomed!

Kick-Ass(2010) R Inspired by his love of comic books, high school student Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) decides to transform himself into a masked crime fighter -- a decision that eventually thrusts the teenager into Internet stardom. Soon, Dave's antics inspire a wave of would-be heroes to don costumes and live out their superhero fantasies. Nicolas Cage, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Chloe Moretz also star in this comic book adaptation from director Matthew Vaughn.

The Dark Knight(2008) PG-13 In this blockbuster sequel to Batman Begins, the caped crusader (Christian Bale) teams with Lt. James Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) to continue dismantling Gotham City's criminal organizations. But a psychotic new villain known as the Joker (Heath Ledger, in a Golden Globe- and Oscar-winning role) threatens to undo all their good work. Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine also star

[Batman has just fought off Scarecrow and a group of Batman wannabes and has left them tied up for the police]
Batman: Don't let me find you out here again.
Brian: We're trying to help you!
Batman: I don't need help.
Scarecrow: Not my diagnosis!
Brian: What gives you the right? What's the difference between you and me?
[Batman lowers himself into the Batmobile]
Batman: I'm not wearing hockey pads!

lynching cons superhero frontier justice pros costume gunfighting vigilante

asked Nov 19 '10 at 15:42

r0bErT4u
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edited Nov 19 '10 at 16:03

How much street cred' would a gangsta lose, if he was taken down by an unarmed superhero wannabe in tights? =0p...

(Nov 20 '10 at 16:10) r0bErT4u

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Vigilante:

Cons: weird, eccentric, maniac running in pajamas fighting crime...yeahhhh that will give a nice image to that city or town, if the people don't know that person, he can use the pretext of fighting crime to perform a crime himself.

Pros: Some of them have cool costumes :P, we are probably safer in the hands of an eccentric person running in his butterfly costume rather than today's corrupt government and police.

answered Nov 20 '10 at 18:11

Patxi
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"... Police say they hope the self-proclaimed superheroes act as good witnesses instead of putting themselves in danger. The bulletin said a KOMO/4 news crew plans to follow the caped crusaders Friday night ..."
"... man fought the prowlers and was winning, but one was able to inflict two knife wounds 3-inches deep. Large amounts of blood covered his clothes when medics arrived, and police say the man nearly died ..."
"... In another Northgate case from 2008, a man shot a car prowler who was trying to steal his stereo. The prowler died, and the suspect was charged with manslaughter. He's out now, but was sentenced to nine months in prison ..." >>>--> *http://bit.ly/cBShpR*

(Nov 20 '10 at 22:36) r0bErT4u

1	These kids just want attention. The sad part is, nobody is going to come to their funeral. We pay police officers 20K a year for a reason. answered Oct 03 '11 at 13:52 MacManDerek 801●16●20●27

The Guardian Angels is a non-profit, international, volunteer organization of unarmed citizen crime patrollers. The Guardian Angels organization was founded February 13, 1979 in New York City by Curtis Sliwa and has chapters in 15 countries (in 144 cities) around the world.

Sliwa originally created the organization to combat widespread violence and crime on the New York City subways. The organization originally trained members to make citizen’s arrests for violent crimes. Today, they often detain criminals instead of making citizen's arrests. The organization patrols the streets and neighborhoods but also provides education programs and workshops for schools and businesses.

In the beginning, New York City Mayor Ed Koch publicly opposed the group. Many government officials also opposed the group whenever they attempted to open a chapter in their cities. Toronto Mayor David Miller and Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair publicly oppose the group. Over the years, however, as the novelty of the organization and controversy has died down in many cities, and as citizen involvement and outreach has increased, there has been less public opposition to the group by government officials. Former Mayor Ed Koch later reversed his stance on the organization, and former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and current New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg have publicly supported the group.

answered Nov 21 '10 at 04:21

r0bErT4u
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edited Nov 21 '10 at 04:35

I'm in the north of Ireland, as some of you might know vigilant justice is very common here becuase most people (including me) don't trust the police, I'm not going to go into it now I could several books on the trouble the English army and the RUC caused here. (the RUC is now called the PSNI they seemed to think changing the name would make people forget)

I'll goive you one example of vigilant justice, not too long ago a taxi driver raped at least 7 young girls (One of them my cousin) the police didn't do anything so someone stepped in and kneecapped him. (Shot him in the back of the kneecap on both legs. (Can't rape anyone if you can't walk)

answered Oct 03 '11 at 14:31

markd12
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it's an insult to the security capability of your locality.
there must be a law about it.
the police are trained to abide by the law, and so shall these vigilantes
and if there is no law that gives power to this group of people, then their acts are technically illegal
there's a high risk other people will abuse this, since there is no "wall" between the rights of a citizen and the rights of a police.
it's mostly the influence of media.
grow up.
police are trained to perform a specific job which they are trained to do. - for a good reason, if one tries to perform such duty w/o proper training, it is likely that he is just putting himself in danger.

answered Oct 03 '11 at 14:35

xedric14
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and if you think people will see you as a hero, conduct a survey to be sure. you can also use facebook questions if you want. ask whether people will see you as a hero or see you as a freak. just saying man. don't hit the messenger. anyway: "don't ask if you can do it, ask WHY you should do it"

what are your purpose? if you'd like to serve the people, the government is doing it. if you;d like to please people, You can NEVER please Everybody. that's an old saying.

(Oct 03 '11 at 15:03) xedric14

0	*'Superhero' Phoenix Jones arrested in assault* answered Oct 16 '11 at 04:25 r0bErT4u 31.0k●513●672●938

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