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Revision as of 13:34, August 27, 2019
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: Exodus 23:2.
External links
10 Controversial Cases of Vigilantism, Robin Warder (listverse.com)