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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. 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<ref>[https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Vigilantism Vigilantism - Legal Dictionary (legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com)]</ref>. Notorious examples (not the only ones) include the [[Ku Klux Klan]], the formation of the Danite Band, the frontier feuds and range wars of the 1870s, and the group led by John D. Lee that was directly responsible for the [[Mountain Meadows Massacre]].  
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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. Occasionally, an individual unassociated with a group will decide to act covertly as a self-appointed vigilante on behalf of victims who have been denied justice by the courts. 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<ref>[https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Vigilantism Vigilantism - Legal Dictionary (legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com)]</ref>. Notorious examples (not the only ones) include the [[Ku Klux Klan]], the formation of the Danite Band, the frontier feuds and range wars of the 1870s, and the group led by John D. Lee that was directly responsible for the [[Mountain Meadows Massacre]].  
  
 
Similar but not identical motivations and activities are exemplified by various [[Resistance movement|resistance and insurgent groups]] defiantly seeking to overthrow established national, regional or local governments, and reprisals against representatives of immorally oppressive regimes or the entrenched occupation forces of a foreign power, such as the [[guerilla]] tactics of the [[Maccabee]]s against the 2nd century B.C. Syrian tyranny, and the French Resistance of the ''Maquis'' during [[World War II]].
 
Similar but not identical motivations and activities are exemplified by various [[Resistance movement|resistance and insurgent groups]] defiantly seeking to overthrow established national, regional or local governments, and reprisals against representatives of immorally oppressive regimes or the entrenched occupation forces of a foreign power, such as the [[guerilla]] tactics of the [[Maccabee]]s against the 2nd century B.C. Syrian tyranny, and the French Resistance of the ''Maquis'' during [[World War II]].

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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. Occasionally, an individual unassociated with a group will decide to act covertly as a self-appointed vigilante on behalf of victims who have been denied justice by the courts. 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[1]. Notorious examples (not the only ones) include the Ku Klux Klan, the formation of the Danite Band, the frontier feuds and range wars of the 1870s, and the group led by John D. Lee that was directly responsible for the Mountain Meadows Massacre.

Similar but not identical motivations and activities are exemplified by various resistance and insurgent groups defiantly seeking to overthrow established national, regional or local governments, and reprisals against representatives of immorally oppressive regimes or the entrenched occupation forces of a foreign power, such as the guerilla tactics of the Maccabees against the 2nd century B.C. Syrian tyranny, and the French Resistance of the Maquis during World War II.

The Bible condemns mob violence: Exodus 23:2.

In pop culture, the various heroes and villains of the DC Comics and Marvel Comics are vigilantes, who either act alone as solitary individuals or occasionally in cooperative concerted action to overcome a dangerous threat to themselves or others.

See also

Bullying

Riot

Mob

Mutiny

Anarchism

Wrath

References

External links

Vigilantism (law.jrank.org)

10 Controversial Cases of Vigilantism, Robin Warder (listverse.com)

Famous Trials: Mountain Meadows Massacre (1875-76) (famous-trials.com)

Danite - Wikipedia

Frontier Feuds & Range Wars - Legends of America (legendsofamerica.com)

Maquis (World War II) (military.wikia.org)