Vigilante Ninja Arrested, Batman Reportedly Unimpressed

[Mister_Che]

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/ylocalnews?ch=4226712&cl=9391772

This brings up something I've thought about.

Are vigilantes always bad since they operate without legal authority? I assume most people don't agree with the idea of vigilantism purely because it encourages others to do the same and their methods may not be the most sensible.

[Kage]

legal = good
illegal = bad

[AyatollahKhomeini]

vigilantes aren't accountable for their actions
vigilante justice is neither transparent nor consistant
so yeah i don't agree with it

also, dressing up like ninjas would definately be a low-cost way to make neighborhood watch programs more effective. those kids are on to something.

[1338 h4x0r]

Ninja meth lab raids > COPS meth lab raids

End of discussion

[PerpetualBurn]

If vigilantism was okay we wouldn't need a legal system with due process.

It's not okay to seek justice in situations that should be left to the legal system.

[pppoe]

i don't know. i've thought about doing something similar.

[Mr. Ron]

Vigilantism is only good if the Punisher does it.

[pppoe]

what if the pppoenisher does it?

[Mr. Ron]

That is not acceptable.

[CarnageFairy]

legal = good
illegal = bad

srsly?

[1338 h4x0r]

what if the pppoenisher does it?

It's acceptable when the Peniser takes vengeance

[Dimmu Burger]

I don't think we can condone this, but I wish more people would do it, as long as they are being smart and not hurting innocent people.

[Babble]

Is vigilantism ok?

What if it's not? Are you going to make a law against it?

[Dimmu Burger]

I think there is a law against it, thats why the ninjas got arrested.

[Babble]

If a vigilante is a criminal, the law is going to stop vigilantes just like it stops criminals.

IE, not all the time and mostly only after the fact.

[Jude]

Normally it would be bad but since it's a ninja it's awesome

[mph4ever]

vigilantes exist to make up for the shortcomings they perceive with regard to the apathy shown by pigs for the proper enforcement of the law

[Babble]

stop watching boondock saints omg

[Dimmu Burger]

well said.

[SuperID]

I think everyone needs to go vigilante. Unfortunately there needs to be a natural weeding out process, excluding certain cases of human life, but there would be only very little question about who needs to get weeded out. For those who are overly clingy to their government just need to be outright exiled and sent to some solitary part of the world.

[Dimmu Burger]

Someone needs to come shoot up my work, just don't shoot any employees please.

[Kage]

srsly?

no but its amazing how many people have that mindset even without realizing it.

[Time]

I don't exactly condone vigilanteism, but it often seems reasonable and vindicating. I'd say it's sort of circumstancial whether it's alright.

[mph4ever]

stop watching boondock saints omg

i have no idea what that means but it sounds like babble

[Babble]

have you seen boondock saints bc you pretty much summed up the film