Vigilante

to 2008, which are the most recent statistics available. While some citizens argue that police officers are doing their job, is police violence more prevalent because of social media dramatization, lack of proper tactical training, or is it the vigilante…

Even though it can be easy to wish for a vigilante to save society from itself, even Batman in The Dark Knight, realizes his own darkness, and ability to be corrupted. Harvey Dent said, "“You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” At the end of the previous…

“Great Hanging at Gainesville,” a re-examination is required. The controversy stems from the differing accounts (published and unpublished) of those participating in the events leading up to the “citizens court,” and the actions carried out by vigilante mob or citizens’ group. Smallwood utilizes memoirs from key individuals who published accounts of the events occurring before, during, and after the hangings. The primary research material includes a juror of the “citizens court” Thomas…

A.) Rapport/ Pg. 132: A feeling of trust between researchers and the people they are studying. The buildup of positive rapport between the people who were trying to escape to the United States, and the researchers and camera crews was a very important aspect of this documentary. The immigrants were in many cases trusting their future and their lives to the respondents. The path that the illegals were following was in many cases frequently used and worn down. The constant travel of the…

It is difficult not to disagree with the stupendous amount of reverence that Abraham Lincoln presented in his oration in 1838. I say this because the vigilante justice that he warns the nation against so greatly is enticing, especially when there has been a grave injustice. To put it crudely, Lincoln would not be in favor of there being a Knight Crusader, or also know as Batman. This fictional comic book hero is in direct accordance with Lincoln’s warnings against mob rule and revenge. “The…

Meet Brian Thomas Mettenbrink, an unsuspecting 20-year-old computer geek from Nebraska. He looks just like you and me, acts just like you and me, but yet there is a defining difference about him that separates us: he will be serving a year sentencing in a federal prison for his relation to the 2008 DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attack on the Church of Scientology’s website called Project Chanology. The goal of a DDoS attack is to overwhelm the targeted website with repeated access…

Theme of a movie is what the movie is going to be about or the message that the movie is given to the audience. Every year people go see the new movies that come out in theaters and each movie they see will have either the same or different theme. Whether we are watching an action packed or a crime film, the theme of the movie is the most important part. There are films that have had the same concept and have been great in the box office. For example Batman v Superman and Captain America: Civil…

“Vigilante” - This poem is exactly what the title says it is. In this short poem, Komunyakaa describes the short journey of a hired vigilante. He describes the vigilante’s work to kill another fellow human as routine when he states that the vigilante in “a dusty boot in a stirrup / swings himself into a sweat-burnt saddle” (2). The dust on the boot describes and emphasizes how the due to the fact that he’s always being hired, the vigilante doesn’t have time to clean his shoes, and so they…

There has been an explosion of immigrant protests across the world in past decade. These protests have featured political mobilizations by pro-migrant activists and irregular migrants who challenge the multiple forms of injustice and discrimination experienced by displaced persons. In April 2010, the state of Arizona enacted the Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act which required immigrants to be in possession of their documents all times thus making Latinos vulnerable to…

Batman and the Watchmen have revised the image of what a superhero is by being described as a vigilante. Superman works with the government and stay invisible and abides by their every rule. While Batman argues, “You gave them the power that should’ve been ours” (32). Batman is motivated to fight law breakers because of the death of his parents. Dressed in a costume he’d go looking for crime to stop. Though he is fighting crime for the greater good he is still breaking the law. All other…