Vigilantism

Good morning my fellow peers and judges; I am Ben Ries, this is my partner Matt Taggart, and we are standing before you to confabulate a contemporary point of question: is vigilantism justified when the government has failed to enforce the law? As the affirmative side, we staunchly believe that vigilantism is justified. The resolution that has been made needs to stay in place if the people of the world want equality. Not only the inhabitants of America, but the world as well need to awaken and come to understand that vigilantism keeps the government from overpowering the people, protecting citizens when law enforcement can not, and intimidating a targeted group or person to prevent something from occurring. When looking at the crime-fighting world of Batman, a frequent question pops into the reader's mind; “Why does Gotham even need Batman?” The answer is plain and simple. Gotham city has a corrupt bureaucracy, a useless police force, and a justice system that has failed its people. The same reasons for why a beloved superhero applies in today's world. Numerous countries in today's society have near identical problems as does the city Batman calls home, leading to uprisings and vigilantes to take decisive action to provide justice for the people. Just like …show more content…
Whether it be an atrocious law, a horrendous court decision, or keeping criminals of the streets, vigilantism is a viable option to aid in obstructing an occurrence from following through. In a majority of cases, after vigilantes have gotten the hold of someone who attempted to steal something, there's a great chance they are never coming back again. During the presidential elections in 2012, many voters were deterred due to vigilantes presumably patrolling the area looking for Democratic minority voters. The polls for that area showed these people showed the effects in which vigilantes can alter the course of events for the