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Omerta: "Whoever appeals to the law against his fellow man is either a fool or a coward. Whoever cannot take care of himself without that law is both. For a wounded man shall say to his assailant, 'If I die, You are forgiven. If I live, I will kill you.' Such is the rule of honor."
Now, I don't believe that, but it incorporates vigilantism, so why not throw it out there.
I wouldn't have attacked the priest like they did, but I can see how some would think it to be okay to do so. Vigilantism can lead to very bad things (duh) if the vigilantes have no idea what they're doing. In the big picture, corruption and anarchism comes to mind if vigilantes were the only police force around. Are there any major vigilante groups in America? Are there any laws specifically for or targeting vigilantes?
Will, I'm interested in if you would consider the Minutemen on the US/Mexico border vigilantes. Your words were "I would only consider turning to vigilantism if the police force is no longer in place and capable of dealing with out of control crime." The Minutemen consider the illegal immigration problem to be an effect of the police force (government) not being in place and not being capable of dealing with the issue at hand. Given your past posting history (leaning liberal, if not full-blown) I predict you will be against agreeing with the Minutemen's vigilant cause. Do you see them as vigilantes?
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