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A '''vigilante''' is a member of a self-appointed group of citizens who undertake law enforcement in their community without legal authority, typically because the legal agencies are thought to be inadequate. Compare [[Riot]], [[Anarchism]] and [[Wrath]].
A '''vigilante''' is a member of a self-appointed group of citizens who undertake law enforcement in their community without legal [[authority]], typically because the legal agencies are thought to be inadequate. A more organized group of vigilantes is called a [[vigilance committee]]. The activities of such groups are classed as expressions of '''vigilantism''', condemned as illegal under U.S. federal statute. Notorious examples (not the only ones) include the [[Ku Klux Klan]], and the formation of the Danite Band responsible for the [[Mountain Meadows Massacre]]. Compare [[Riot]], [[Mob]], [[Anarchism]] and [[Wrath]].
The [[Bible]] condemns mob violence: [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/exodus/23-2.htm Exodus 23:2]
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