lawless ‘I am the law not you’ narcissist types who think rules don’t apply to them (ex: rich people, republicans, sovereign citizens etc)
dumbasses who think they know shit because they’re insane (ex: pizzagate guy, qanon murders)
people with real grievances the law can’t or won’t address. (Luigi Mangione, Charlie Kirk’s killer)
Imo, #3 is the only kind that I’ve seen people who aren’t psychopaths express support for and its not just because #3 is more valid but its also because #3 is often carried out against the folks who are in the #1 group so its often a type of vigilante vs vigilante crime.
Plus everybody I’ve seen expressing support for #3 would be far happier if the legal system did the work instead of a vigilante.
Vigilantism has 3 common sources:
lawless ‘I am the law not you’ narcissist types who think rules don’t apply to them (ex: rich people, republicans, sovereign citizens etc)
dumbasses who think they know shit because they’re insane (ex: pizzagate guy, qanon murders)
people with real grievances the law can’t or won’t address. (Luigi Mangione, Charlie Kirk’s killer)
Imo, #3 is the only kind that I’ve seen people who aren’t psychopaths express support for and its not just because #3 is more valid but its also because #3 is often carried out against the folks who are in the #1 group so its often a type of vigilante vs vigilante crime.
Plus everybody I’ve seen expressing support for #3 would be far happier if the legal system did the work instead of a vigilante.
Yep, #3 is a sad necessity due to the gaps and inequities in our legal system.
I did a research report on vigilante justice and the social factors that make it more likely https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5az_rOTb0E