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, an 1880s vigilante group from Missouri .]] A vigilante is a person or persons who ignore Due Process enacting their own form of Justice when they deem the response of the authorities to be insufficient. Robert P. Ingalls has defined vigilantism as "extralegal Coercion by a group of private individuals seeking to maintain the existing distribution of Power ." {Link without Title} ETYMOLOGY The term vigilante is Spanish for "watchman," ultimately from Latin vigilant- the present participle of vigilare "to watch." It was introduced into English from the southwestern United States, in the same way as the folkloric term " Desperado ." Vigilantism is generally denounced by official agencies, especially when it gives way to criminal behavior on the part of the vigilante. VIGILANTE BEHAVIOR To recognize vigilantism, there exist an Impetus of the behavior surrounding vigilantism. #Some people see their governments as ineffective in enforcing the law thus individuals and organizations fulfill the wishes of the community. #"Vigilante justice" is usually spurred on by the perception that criminal punishment is insufficient to the crime, or nonexistent. Citizenry often commit violent acts onto others in order to bring about equal justice. #Many vigilantes often target minority groups often conflicting with issues of another controlling body thus take extreme Anal-retentive attention to every detail of law against the minority. #Choice of degree of violence. In some cases vigilantes may assault targets verbally, or may terrorize victims, |
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