LD-MarApr2009

Resolved: Vigilantism is justified when the government has failed to enforce the law.
Background Reading:
 * Wikipedia Article: [|Vigilante]
 * Definition Article: [|VIGILANTISM, VIGILANTE JUSTICE, AND SELF-HELP]

Value: Justice? Security?

Criterion:

Contentions:
 * Pro
 * Vigilantes can fight official corruption. (Sons of Liberty)
 * Vigilantes can reach criminals where government cannot. (Sombra Negra, Batman, Davos Death Squads)
 * Vigilantes can enforce justice at the frontiers of society. (Big Sword Society, Lone Ranger)
 * Con
 * Vigilantes answer to no one. (unregulated, uncontrollable)
 * Vigilantes violate rights. (judge, jury, defense)
 * Vigilantes fail to separate justice from vengeance.

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