Vigilantism
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| - | A '''vigilante''' is someone who takes the enforcement of law or moral code into his or her own hands. The term is Spanish for "watchman", a private security agent. It was introduced into English from the southwestern United States, in the same way as folkloric terms like "[[desperados]]". The term is applied to citizens who "take the law into their own hands," when the actions of established authorities are insufficient. Vigilantism is generally denounced by official agencies, especially when it gives way to criminal behaviour on the part of the vigilante, even if such illegal actions save lives. {{GFDL}} | + | A '''vigilante''' is someone who takes the enforcement of law or moral code into his or her own hands. The term is Spanish for "watchman", a private security agent. It was introduced into English from the southwestern United States, in the same way as folkloric terms like "[[desperados]]". The term is applied to citizens who "take the law into their own hands," when the actions of established authorities are insufficient. Vigilantism is generally denounced by official agencies, especially when it gives way to criminal behaviour on the part of the vigilante, even if such illegal actions save lives. |
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Anti-hero]] | ||
| + | * [[Bounty hunter]] | ||
| + | * [[Citizen's arrest]], when an amateur authority figure, or normal citizen arrests a fugitive | ||
| + | * [[Eye for an eye]] | ||
| + | * [[Frankpledge]], American frontier-vigilantism emerged as a "mutation" of the Saxon tradition of ''frankpledge'' | ||
| + | * [[Frontier justice]] | ||
| + | * [[Internet vigilantism]] | ||
| + | * [[Knight-errant]], freelance "proto-vigilante" medieval knighthood | ||
| + | * [[Lynching]] | ||
| + | * [[Posse comitatus (common law)|Posse]] | ||
| + | * [[Self-help (law)]] | ||
| + | * [[Social bandit]] | ||
| + | * [[Feud|Vendetta]], now-illegal form of non-governmental interpersonal violence practiced by feudal chieftains and currently by [[organized crime]] gangs | ||
| + | * [[Vigilance committee]], organized vigilantes in the 1800s United States | ||
| + | {{GFDL}} | ||
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A vigilante is someone who takes the enforcement of law or moral code into his or her own hands. The term is Spanish for "watchman", a private security agent. It was introduced into English from the southwestern United States, in the same way as folkloric terms like "desperados". The term is applied to citizens who "take the law into their own hands," when the actions of established authorities are insufficient. Vigilantism is generally denounced by official agencies, especially when it gives way to criminal behaviour on the part of the vigilante, even if such illegal actions save lives.
See also
- Anti-hero
- Bounty hunter
- Citizen's arrest, when an amateur authority figure, or normal citizen arrests a fugitive
- Eye for an eye
- Frankpledge, American frontier-vigilantism emerged as a "mutation" of the Saxon tradition of frankpledge
- Frontier justice
- Internet vigilantism
- Knight-errant, freelance "proto-vigilante" medieval knighthood
- Lynching
- Posse
- Self-help (law)
- Social bandit
- Vendetta, now-illegal form of non-governmental interpersonal violence practiced by feudal chieftains and currently by organized crime gangs
- Vigilance committee, organized vigilantes in the 1800s United States
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