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The line which was referenced is “ Someone told his white-collar crimes to the FBI”. This line references a $200,000,000 lawsuit which was filed against Scooter Braun for fraud. Vigilantism is not legal in the United States; however, many Americans take it upon themselves to impose their own form of justice.

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Civilian who undertakes law enforcement without legal authority

Vigilantism ( ) is the act of preventing, investigating and punishing perceived offenses and crimes without legal authority.[1][2] A vigilante (from Spanish, Italian and Portuguese “vigilante”, which means "sentinel" or "watcher") is a person who practices or partakes in vigilantism, or undertakes public safety and retributive justice without commission.

Definition [ edit ]

According to political scientist Regina Bateson, vigilantism is "the extralegal prevention, investigation, or punishment of offenses."[1] The definition has three components: Extralegal: Vigilantism is done outside of the law (not necessarily in violation of the law) Prevention, investigation, or punishment: Vigilantism requires specific actions, not just attitudes or beliefs Offense: Vigilantism is a response to a perceived crime or violation of an authoritative norm Other scholars have defined "collective vigilantism" as "group violence to punish perceived offenses to a community."[2]

History [ edit ]

Vigilantism and the vigilante ethos existed long before the word vigilante was introduced into the English language. There are conceptual parallels between the Dark Age and medieval aristocratic custom of private war or vendetta and the modern vigilante philosophy.[3] Elements of the concept of vigilantism can be found in the Biblical account in Genesis 34 of the abduction and rape (or, by some interpretations, seduction) of Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, in the Canaanite city of Shechem by the eponymous son of the ruler, and the violent reaction of her brothers Simeon and Levi, who slew all of the males of the city in revenge, rescued their sister and plundered Shechem. When Jacob protested that their actions might bring trouble upon him and his family, the brothers replied "Should he [i.e., Shechem] treat our sister as a harlot?" Similarly, in 2 Samuel 13, Absalom kills his brother Amnon after King David, their father, fails to punish Amnon for raping Tamar, their sister. In the Western literary and cultural tradition, characteristics of vigilantism have often been vested in folkloric heroes and outlaws (e.g., Robin Hood[4]). During medieval times, punishment of felons was sometimes exercised by such secret societies as the courts of the Vehm[5] (cf. the medieval Sardinian Gamurra later become Barracelli, the Sicilian Vendicatori and the Beati Paoli), a type of early vigilante organization, which became extremely powerful in Westphalian Germany during the 15th century.

Vigilantism in the United States of America [ edit ]

Formally defined vigilantism arose in America during Spanish rule.

After the founding of the United States, a citizen's arrest became known as a procedure, based on common law and protected by the United States Constitution when civilians arrest people who they have either seen or suspect of doing things which are wrong. The exact circumstances under which this type of arrest, also known as a detention, can be made varies widely from state to state.[6] Vigilantism is not legal in the United States; however, many Americans take it upon themselves to impose their own form of justice. In the United States, viigilantism is defined as acts which violate societal limits which are intended to defend and protect the prevailing distribution of values and resources from some form of attack or some form of harm. [7]People that act on vigilantism often are doing something beneficial in their own morals.

Acts of vigilantism throughout the years [ edit ]

What is a puffer car?

PUFF · ER. pǝfǝr / noun. A car left running, unlocked, and unattended. Puffers are quickly and easily stolen. Leaving your car running, unlocked, and unattended (puffing) makes it vulnerable to theft and is illegal in some Pennsylvania municipalities.

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