In Ciudad Juarez, where the drug gangs seem to run the town, there have been a few recent incidents of mob justice against kidnappers. In a place where the law is so clearly not in control, are citizens obligated to do nothing to defend their community? Vigilantes have a strong tradition in American folklore from Robin Hood to Batman to Dirty Harry. But are these Christian heroes? Would it ever be right to take up force privately to fight evil this way? We’ll talk about it.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Ethics: Is Vigilantism Ever Right?
In Ciudad Juarez, where the drug gangs seem to run the town, there have been a few recent incidents of mob justice against kidnappers. In a place where the law is so clearly not in control, are citizens obligated to do nothing to defend their community? Vigilantes have a strong tradition in American folklore from Robin Hood to Batman to Dirty Harry. But are these Christian heroes? Would it ever be right to take up force privately to fight evil this way? We’ll talk about it.
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