Vigilantes

"Second Amendment" Vigilantes Systematically Dismantling Our Rights

Josh Horwitz | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Second Amendment, George Zimmerman, Landon Jorgensen, National Rifle Association, Democratic Republic of Congo, Trayvon Martin, Vigilantes, Jean-Joseph-Kalonji, Angelica-Kalonji, Jill Lepore, Trayvon Martin Shooting, Gun Violence, Gun Control, Guns, Politics News

Unarmed Americans nationwide are now finding themselves in the line of fire because of a pro-gun movement predicated on devaluing the role of government and the rule of law. It's a sad statement when a teenager can no longer safely venture outside to buy a bag of Skittles.

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Georgia Couple Held At Gunpoint While Trying To Enter New Home

Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Gun Rights, Couple Held at Gunpoint, Vigilantes, Mistaken Identity, Jean-Joseph Kalonji, Newton County Georgia, Gun Charges, Angelica Kalonji, Black Voices News

A Georgia couple who were trying to move into their new home were confronted by neighbors at gunpoint before they were then arrested and held overnigh...

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Family Demands Justice For Unarmed Black Teen Allegedly Killed By White Neighborhood Watchman (UPDATE)

HuffingtonPost.com | Trymaine Lee | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Vigilantes, Video, George Zimmerman, Neighborhood Watch, Sanford Florida, Sanford Police Department, Trayvon Martin, Black Voices News

Trayvon Martin, an unarmed African-American teenager, was shot and killed in a gated community in Florida late last month by a white neighborhood watc...

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Cell Phone Vigilante Breaks Law, Jams Service On Public Buses

The Huffington Post | Hilary Tuttle | Posted 03.01.2012

Read More: Cell Phones, Septa Bus, Pennsylvania, Cell Phone Jammer, Cell Phone Jammer Bus, Vigilantes, Public Bus Cell Phone Jammer, Cell Phone Vigilante, Commuter Jams Cell Phones, Cell Phone Jamming, Pennsylvania Weird, Video, Weird News News

We've all been privy to the uncomfortable public cell phone call. Whether they're long, loud, awkward or just annoying, these calls could tempt even a...

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Facing Tight Recall Race, AZ Tea Party President Pearce Double Downs on Extremists

Jeff Biggers | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Cleon Skousen, Tea Party Movement, Gov. Jan Brewer, President Obama, Recall Election, Jery Lewis, Vigilantes, Recall, Arizona, Sb 1070, Tea Party President, Tea Party, Russell Pearce, Politics News

In the last laps of his close recall election, Arizona State Senate President Russell Pearce has doubled down on his extremist bona fides in a desperate appeal for funding and support from the nation's most notorious right-wing fringe activists.

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Climate of Fear: SB 1070 and Extremist Violence in Arizona

Randall Amster | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fear, Hate Crimes, Neo-Nazis, Violence, Vigilantes, Immigration, Borders, Arizona, Arizona Politics, White Power, Sb 1070, US-Mexico Border, Arizona Immigration Law, Extremism, Politics News

Fostering an environment of racialized violence is the harsh reality of Arizona's drive toward legislated intolerance.

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Nigerian Email Fraudsters, Humbled by Vigilante Justice

Jonathan Ezer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fraud, Sports, Crime, Conviction, Scam, Email, Nigeria, Vigilantes, Nigerian-419-Scams, Justice Department, Justice, Technology News

The "Nigerian email scam" actually started in the 1970s using paper letters. Lately, though, Nigeria and so-called "scam baiters" have been cracking down on the frauds' perpetrators.

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The Dangers of Being a Costumed Hero Revealed in Kick-Ass

Brad Balfour | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Violence, Matthew Vaughn, Vigilantes, Superheroes, Guns, Claudia Schiffer, Costumed Heroes, Kick-Ass, Hit-Girl, Role Models, Mafioso, Mark Strong, Chloë Grace Moretz, Big Daddy, Super-Powers, Weapons, Chris Mintz-Plasse, Iron Man, Red Mist, Teenager, Aaron Johnson, British, Artist John Romita Jr., Superbad, Writer Mark Millar, Nic Cage, Mclovin, Entertainment News

Finally, an honest costumed crime fighter film. None of that smarmy "hey aren't we smarter than the fans" shit or this "Above it all NYTimes crit stuff" -- this is a comic book fan's movie, one for those who used to draw their own stories in grade school.

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Yesterday's Dirty Harry Is Today's Bleeding Heart Liberal

William Astore | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Clint Eastwood, U.S. Military, U.S. Military Technology, Afghanistan, Predator Drones, Pakistan, War on Terror, Terrorist, Vigilantes, World News

According to the Weekly Standard, Dirty Harry's scruples about the law, due process, innocent lives, and the slippery slope of murderous violence are signs of weak-willed appeasers.

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CNN Drops Dobbs: To All Those Who Joined Us in the Drop Dobbs Campaign

Janet Murguía | Posted 05.25.2011

Yesterday's resignation came after thousands of people and organizations pressured CNN to stop Dobbs's biased coverage of our community and the immigration debate.

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Vigilante Justice Spreads Across Mexico

Global Post | Ioan Grillo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: El Universal, Vigilante, Mexico City, Mexico Drug War, Tepic, Nayarit, Vigilantes, Mexico, Mexico Drug Wars, Mexico City-Mexico, Gun Law, Vigilante Mexico, Mexico Vigilante, World News

By Ioan Grillo MEXICO CITY, Mexico -- The five teenage boys slump against the wall of a dark house and eye the camcorder nervously. Suddenly, a fis...

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Who Is Pressing The Pressmen?

Emily Bracken | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Journalists, The Press, Politicians, Fourth-Branch-of-Government, Cnbc, Media Coverage, Comedy Writing, Vigilantes, Jon Stewart Jim Cramer, Media, Press, The Daily Show, Journalism, Edward R. Murrow, Jim Cramer, Checks and Balances, Comedians, Irony, Jon Stewart, Satire, Daily Show CNBC, Political Satire, Ombudsman, Media News, Idealism, Humor and Satire, Jim Cramer Daily Show, Comedy News

Humorists and comedians are a curious bunch. Quixotic by nature, they want so desperately to live in a world of decency, fairness and goodness, and in Stewart's case, in a world where the media grew some cajones.

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Send Us Your Questions About Post-Katrina Vigilante Violence

ProPublica | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Vigilantes, Natural Disasters, Hurricane Katrina, Home News

The Nation magazine/Institute/ProPublica probe of violence in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina has sparked intense discussions on a slew of blogs a...

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Shearer's Strange Broadside

Ben Wyskida | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Vigilantes, The Nation, Hurricane Katrina, Civil Rights, Harry Shearer on New Orleans, Harry Shearer, Media News

Harry Shearer's main criticism of The Nation's investigation into Katrina's hidden race war is that it wasn't something else. He attacked us for writing an expose about race, violence and police brutality in New Orleans and not on his preferred subject.

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A Purely Fictional Scenario

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2008 Election, Voting Irregularities, Vigilantes, John McCain, Republicans, Voting Problems, Sarah Palin, Politics News

Busloads of white guys descend and disrupt the voting process just like Tom DeLay's polo-shirted thugs did in 2000 when they bullied the hapless volunteers who were trying to recount the votes Florida.

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