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NEWS ABOUT: vigilante justice

vigilante justice stories: 8 news summaries
MORE VIDEO VIOLENCE

 Vigilante Video Divides Mexico 

Some say alleged teen thieves got what they deserved

Oct 27, 09 2:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - A video of five teenage boys being beaten by vigilantes and forced to French-kiss each other has sparked a debate on crime and justice in Mexico. Officials and human rights organizations have reacted with outrage to the abuse of the alleged thieves, but many ordinary Mexicans fed up with soaring... More »

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YouTube • Mexico • thief • vigilante justice

iPhone App Tracks Sex Offenders

1 million users download program, but info isn't perfect

Sep 30, 09 5:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Concerned parents—or vigilantes—with an iPhone can download a new set of applications that track crime, list fugitives, or even pinpoint the locations of freed sex offenders. Using public records, developers have built programs like Offender Locator, which uses the phone's GPS to identify homes of nearby felons, complete... More »

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iPhone • sex offenders • felon • vigilante justice • iPhone applications

 Philly Neighbors Beat Man 
 Wanted for Child Rape 

11-year-old Philly girl was repeatedly raped after day care

Jun 3, 09 1:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Philadelphia vigilantes attacked a man they suspect raped an 11-year-old girl on Monday, leaving him in critical condition, the Inquirer reports. Police thanked the mob for helping nab Jose Carrasquillo, 26, considered a person of interest because physical evidence links him to the rape site. "I'm glad," ... More »

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crime • Philadelphia • arrest • suspect • vigilante justice • child rape

E-Vigilantes Punk Scammers, Just for the Fun of It

Baiters delight in wasting crooks' time

May 14, 09 8:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bait scammers are turning predators into prey, Ars Technica reports. “419 scammers” are crooks who demand upfront payment in return for money or services they never provide, but vigilantes are turning the tables by sending them on wild safaris or furtively coaching them into foolish practices—some spending as... More »

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Internet • fraud • scam • vigilante justice

Pakistani Vigilantes
Strike at Taliban

Desperate police encourage citizens to take actions

Nov 2, 08 11:30 AM CST
(Newser) - As Pakistan’s overtaxed military and police forces wage a desperate battle against the Taliban, vigilantes are striking back at the militants on their own, the New York Times reports. Last August, citizens in a quiet farming valley hunted down and killed the Taliban fighters who murdered six policemen, lining... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • vigilante justice • Pakistan militants • Pakistan military

No Charges for Texas Man Who Shot Neighbor's Burglars

Laws covering deadly force under scrutiny

Jul 1, 08 2:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Texas grand jury’s decision to take no action against Joe Horn, who killed two burglars on his front lawn, has focused attention on the state’s “deadly force” laws, the Houston Chronicle reports. Horn’s life was not in danger until he confronted the thieves fleeing his... More »

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Texas • law • gun control • property • protection • vigilante justice • shooting • Joe Horn

Online Suicide Brings Fury
of Neighbors

Parents who harassed teen now getting harassed themselves

Nov 22, 07 10:33 PM CST
(Newser) - The two parents who used MySpace to harass a teenage girl so relentlessly that she committed suicide are now the target of internet vigilantes, the Los Angeles Times reports. When prosecutors could not mount a case, angry neighbors posted the family's address, photos, and phone numbers on blogs. Their workplaces... More »

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suicide • MySpace • harassment • vigilante justice

'70s Vigilantes Take '07 in Hands

New slate of vigilante films in era that
mirrors '70s anxiety

Sep 14, 07 6:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Our era of economic upheaval and political powerlessness mirrors that of the 1970s, and now we’re getting our own silver screen vigilantes to clean up the mess. Everyman killers like Taxi Driver’s Travis Bickle took action when the system wouldn’t, says Slate, and this season “vengeance... More »

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film • death sentence • Brave One • Kevin Bacon • Jodie Foster • Taxi Driver • death wish • Dirty Harry • vigilante justice • movies

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