Should Vigilantes be Treated the Same as Criminals?
Schiu Fanne Iris Dip
0898102
SOCH 1500
Dr. Howells
October 7th, 2014
STEP 1 - RESEARCH QUESTION
Should Vigilantes be Treated the Same as Criminals? STEP 2 - ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
BACH, AMY. "Vigilante Justice." The Nation 3 June 2002: 18. Academic OneFile. Web. 7 Oct.
2014.
This article shows how people become victims when the government allows and promotes ordinary citizens to be involved with criminal justice. A high-school counselor called in a male Moroccan student (18) on September 15, 2002. He requested that the student needs to bring in his passport. The student did what he was told and the counselor saw that his visa had expired. The counselor then called the police …show more content…
Black citizens who went against customs and laws showed an changed history as it is today. For example, Rosa Parks and Ida B. Wells. As everyone well knows, Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus. How about Ida B. Wells? Wells was only 22 when she went against the law. Back then, it was common to have distinct services for whites and blacks. So when Wells refused to get off a whites only train and beat up the train conductor, it was no surprise she became an important figure in obtaining equality. This time was known to have lots of public lynching. Wells’ friends were killed from this and she quickly grew interested in learning about the history of lynching. Lynching was actually formed from vigilante justice. It became popular during the War for Independence where people believed they were qualified and justified to perform their own justice. 1860s had some of the most gruesome lynchings. Henry Smith (17) accused of rape and murder of a child was brutally murdered and set on fire. People had no evidence yet they still performed their own justice. Wells published her views on this issue and had to leave her city for fear of punishment. Does this country not have freedom of speech and expression? I believe this article is really useful and educational. It shows how vigilante justice formed such a hideous stain of lynching for a country but Wells’ vigilante actions of refusing to …show more content…
This research shows the model of vigilante justice. It starts with an offense committed. Then blame. Who is at fault? Then a vigilante will decide what is the motivation for revenge. There are other things to consider as well such as personality traits, power differences, procedural justice climate, etc… Other than revenge, there is also different coping responses such as forgiveness, reconciliation, and avoidance. Something interesting to note is when victims have more power than their offenders, they are more likely to perform their own justice. But the opposite is seen when the victim has a high position in society, they are less willing to seek revenge. Why? It might be because those who are not as well off do not have much to lose like status, money, titles, reputation, etc…
Anderson, David M. "Vigilantes, Violence and the Politics of Public Order in Kenya." African
Affairs 101.405 (2002): 531-55. Web. 7 Oct.
Schiu Fanne Iris Dip
0898102
SOCH 1500
Dr. Howells
October 7th, 2014
STEP 1 - RESEARCH QUESTION
Should Vigilantes be Treated the Same as Criminals? STEP 2 - ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
BACH, AMY. "Vigilante Justice." The Nation 3 June 2002: 18. Academic OneFile. Web. 7 Oct.
2014.
This article shows how people become victims when the government allows and promotes ordinary citizens to be involved with criminal justice. A high-school counselor called in a male Moroccan student (18) on September 15, 2002. He requested that the student needs to bring in his passport. The student did what he was told and the counselor saw that his visa had expired. The counselor then called the police …show more content…
Black citizens who went against customs and laws showed an changed history as it is today. For example, Rosa Parks and Ida B. Wells. As everyone well knows, Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus. How about Ida B. Wells? Wells was only 22 when she went against the law. Back then, it was common to have distinct services for whites and blacks. So when Wells refused to get off a whites only train and beat up the train conductor, it was no surprise she became an important figure in obtaining equality. This time was known to have lots of public lynching. Wells’ friends were killed from this and she quickly grew interested in learning about the history of lynching. Lynching was actually formed from vigilante justice. It became popular during the War for Independence where people believed they were qualified and justified to perform their own justice. 1860s had some of the most gruesome lynchings. Henry Smith (17) accused of rape and murder of a child was brutally murdered and set on fire. People had no evidence yet they still performed their own justice. Wells published her views on this issue and had to leave her city for fear of punishment. Does this country not have freedom of speech and expression? I believe this article is really useful and educational. It shows how vigilante justice formed such a hideous stain of lynching for a country but Wells’ vigilante actions of refusing to …show more content…
This research shows the model of vigilante justice. It starts with an offense committed. Then blame. Who is at fault? Then a vigilante will decide what is the motivation for revenge. There are other things to consider as well such as personality traits, power differences, procedural justice climate, etc… Other than revenge, there is also different coping responses such as forgiveness, reconciliation, and avoidance. Something interesting to note is when victims have more power than their offenders, they are more likely to perform their own justice. But the opposite is seen when the victim has a high position in society, they are less willing to seek revenge. Why? It might be because those who are not as well off do not have much to lose like status, money, titles, reputation, etc…
Anderson, David M. "Vigilantes, Violence and the Politics of Public Order in Kenya." African
Affairs 101.405 (2002): 531-55. Web. 7 Oct.