Download or read book Shadow Vigilantes written by Paul H. Robinson and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2018 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book examines many examples of how the community has responded when the justice system is perceived to fail."--Book jacket.

Download or read book Bald Knobbers written by Vincent S. Anderson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009-09-15 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This account of nineteenth-century Missouri vigilantes is “a first rate adventure story [and] an extremely valuable study of the roots of violence in America” (Gary Paulsen, Newbery Medal–winning author of Hatchet). In the 1880s, the Ozark hills around Taney County, Missouri, echoed with the sound of Winchester rifles. Men were lynched from tree limbs by masked night riders. Bundles of switches were tossed on the porches of “loose” men and women as a grim warning to reform or leave the area. This action-filled saga of the notorious eight-year career of the vigilantes is the most comprehensive account of the Bald Knobber era. It traces the roots of the group in the region’s border struggles during the Civil War, and examines the organization of anti-Bald Knobbers which sprang up to oppose them. Giant Nat Kinney founded the Bald Knobbers, and led them in their violent campaign for law and order. Andrew Coggburn wrote satirical songs to infuriate Kinney and the others. Seventeen-year-old Billy Walker murdered an innocent family and was hanged by the beleaguered authorities. Five opponents of the Bald Knobbers vowed to kill Nat Kinney, and played cards to decide who would do the deed. This book, with photos and illustrations, provides “the most accurate accounting to date of this vigilante group” (Springfield (MO) News-Leader). “Has the sweep and drama of a major novel, with the power and authority of historical truth.” —Loren D. Estleman, Shamus Award-winning author of Monkey in the Middle “Meticulously detailed and carefully constructed . . . fills a gap in the recorded history of Missouri.” —The Kansas City Star

Download or read book Vigilante Days written by Harold Hutton and published by Swallow Press. This book was released on 1978 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Vigilante written by Kady Cross and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2017-04-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brutally honest, uncompromising story about a teen girl who decides to take matters into her own hands It's senior year, and Hadley and her best friend, Magda, should be starting the year together. Instead, Magda is dead and Hadley is alone. Raped at a party the year before and humiliated, Magda was driven to take her own life and Hadley is forced to see her friend's attackers in the classroom every day. Devastated, enraged and needing an outlet for her grief, Hadley decides to get a little justice of her own. Donning a pink ski mask and fueled by anger, Hadley goes after each of the guys one by one, planning to strip them of their dignity and social status the way they did to Magda. As the legend of the pink-masked Vigilante begins to take on a life of its own, Hadley's revenge takes a turn for the dangerous. Could her need for vengeance lead her down a path she can't turn back from?

Download or read book Vigilante Justice written by Michael LaRocca and published by Hard Shell Word Factory. This book was released on 2002-07 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drugs are being stolen from the Police evidence locker and sold on the street. These same drugs are killing the users. When Internal Affairs detective Gary Drake's brother becomes one of the victims, Drake is even more determined to find the person responsible. Will his search for justice destroy the love he has finally found or will he administer his own brand of vigilante justice?

Download or read book Vigilante Justice written by Matthew Furey and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-22 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas Berdue, an ex-con gambler in Australia, ventures across the Pacific to make his fortune in the California Gold Rush. He is thrown immediately into the rough and tumble, lawless world of San Francisco in its infancy. The instant city experiences rampant crime and countless fires, many committed by arsonists. Leading townsmen struggle to confront the Hounds and the Sydney Ducks, ruthless gangs that terrorize the citizenry. Vigilantes, led by California pioneer Sam Brannan take the law into their own hands to oppose them. In this volatile setting, through terrible fortune of resemblance, Thomas Berdue is mistaken for the state's most wanted villain, "English Jim" Stuart, in an era that lacks DNA testing or fingerprinting for proper identification. The hangman's noose awaits him. Vigilante Justice is a riveting work based on the greatest case of mistaken identity in American history, set during the turbulent birth of one of the world's most alluring metropolises.

Download or read book The Lgbt Superheroes written by Scott C Smith and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-02-18 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four close, quirky friends become vigilantes to purge their city of criminal chaos and political corruption. In Book I the team in blue took on a vile gang of criminals and won. But that only dented the local underworld, which was put on notice. Now our heroes have to seriously step up to take on sinister forces, darker and stronger than before, in their mission to save The City. New faces are introduced, supporting characters assume significant roles, and the team's MO begins to shift. And then there's their personal side. Will Les achieve her life ambition? Will Jay finally see the light? And Chardonnay - dear Chardonnay - will she grasp the glimmer of fulfilment that looms before her? And what about team leader Rex, the perfect imperfect man? What haunts him? And who is he to coolly put his teammates in danger? Especially now that they're dating? Join the LGBT Superheroes as they strive to prove that their whole is far greater than the sum of its parts. While, of course, wearing skin-tight cobalt blue outfits accessorized with matching gloves, masks and capes. THE LGBT SUPERHEROES! Book II is written to read like a fun, farcical movie on the page - full of action, drama, romance, humor, endearing main characters, a cool supporting cast, and engaging story lines. Diversity, acceptance and prejudice weave threads throughout, and the reader is reminded that life can be an exhilarating ride. This warm action novel is written for an accepting audience by an LGBT ally. You have permission to feel good. Own THE LGBT SUPERHEROES! BOOK II today! Everyone deserves their very own superheroes.

Download or read book Vigilante Justice written by J.R. Roberts and published by Speaking Volumes. This book was released on 2018-03-19 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MANHUNT Bass Reaves is one of Judge Parker's best—and most fearsome—marshals. Now Reaves is on the trail of a dangerous outlaw—but this time it's personal, and the judge knows Reaves is out of control. No other deputy is willing to go after a fellow marshal, so the judge turns to Clint Adams. The Gunsmith doesn't mind doing a favor for the judge, so he sets off after Reaves. The marshal isn't hard to find—he's made it no secret that he's hunting down the vicious Jim Webb. And he doesn't mind being found by the Gunsmith, either. After all, an extra pair of gun-toting hands just might come in handy...

Download or read book Vigilante Justice written by Alan Chester Valentine and published by New York : Reynal. This book was released on 1956 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of the rise of the Vigilantes in San Francisco, of their activities, and of their gradual decay as law took control.

Download or read book Vigilante Justice written by Preston Lewis and published by Wheeler Publishing, Incorporated. This book was released on 2022-04-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Hugh Hampton and his neighbors went to the law but the law looked the other way. Sheriff Johns had no interest in examining the evidence. But someone had blown up the Gillyard place and killed two men. that man was Lemuel Blunt, once owner of the land at Pecan Creek, and had t it fair and square. Now meaner then a junkyard dog he threatened anyone with a rightful claim. As drought burned out Brown county, Texas Blunt takes out his revenge. With the sheriff in his pocket, Blunt thought he could drive them all out and get away with murder. Until Hampton took the law into his own hands and vowed to get justice even if he had to hang for it"--

Download or read book Introducing Vigilant Audiences written by Daniel Trottier and published by Open Book Publishers. This book was released on 2020-10-15 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since the exposure of the Kitten Killer of Hangshou captured the imagination of online communities world-wide, vigilantism and digilantism has come to the fore as an emerging and poignant issue. In their book Introducing Vigilant Audiences Daniel Trottier and colleagues (and contributors) have produced an excellent and throughtful ‘must read’ for all who are studying vigilantism, or just interested in it. Prof. David Wall, University of Leeds This is a collection of cutting edge and thoughtful case studies of global digital vigilantism that advances this emerging and increasingly important field in useful and intriguing ways. Prof. Michael Pfeifer, City University of New York This ground-breaking collection of essays examines the scope and consequences of digital vigilantism – a phenomenon emerging on a global scale, which sees digital audiences using social platforms to shape social and political life. Longstanding forms of moral scrutiny and justice seeking are disseminated through our contemporary media landscape, and researchers are increasingly recognising the significance of societal impacts effected by digital media. The authors engage with a range of cross-disciplinary perspectives in order to explore the actions of a vigilant digital audience – denunciation, shaming, doxing – and to consider the role of the press and other public figures in supporting or contesting these activities. In turn, the volume illuminates several tensions underlying these justice seeking activities – from their capacity to reproduce categorical forms of discrimination, to the diverse motivations of the wider audiences who participate in vigilant denunciations. This timely volume presents thoughtful case studies drawn both from high-profile Anglo-American contexts, and from developments in regions that have received less coverage in English-language scholarship. It is distinctive in its focus on the contested boundary between policing and entertainment, and on the various contexts in which the desire to seek retribution converges with the desire to consume entertainment. Introducing Vigilant Audiences will be of great value to researchers and students of sociology, politics, criminology, critical security studies, and media and communication. It will be of further interest to those who wish to understand recent cases of citizen-led justice seeking in their global context.

Download or read book Faces Like Devils written by Matthew J. Hernando and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the twenty-first century, the word vigilante usually conjures up images of cinematic heroes like Batman, Zorro, the Lone Ranger, or Clint Eastwood in just about any film he’s ever been in. But in the nineteenth century, vigilantes roamed the country long before they ever made their way onto the silver screen. In Faces Like Devils, Matthew J. Hernando closely examines one of the most famous of these vigilante groups—the Bald Knobbers. Hernando sifts through the folklore and myth surrounding the Bald Knobbers to produce an authentic history of the rise and fall of Missouri’s most famous vigilantes. He details the differences between the modernizing Bald Knobbers of Taney County and the anti-progressive Bald Knobbers of Christian County, while also stressing the importance of Civil War-era violence with respect to the foundation of these vigilante groups. Despite being one of America’s largest and most famous vigilante groups during the nineteenth century, the Bald Knobbers have not previously been examined in depth. Hernando’s exhaustive research, which includes a plethora of state and federal court records, newspaper articles, and firsthand accounts, remedies that lack. This account of the Bald Knobbers is vital to anyone not wanting to miss out on a major part of Missouri’s history.

Download or read book Vigilante Justice written by Frolick W.D. (author) and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Vigilante Justice in Society and Popular Culture written by Peter Robson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique collection explores the complex issue of vigilantism, how it is represented in popular culture, and what is its impact on behavior and the implications for the rule of law. The book is a transnational investigation across a range of eleven different jurisdictions, including accounts of the Anglophone world (Australia, Britain, Canada, and the United States), European experiences (Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, and Portugal), and South American jurisdictions (Argentina and Brazil). The essays, written by prominent international scholars in law, sociology, criminology, and media studies, present data, historical and recent examples of vigilantism; examine the national Laws and jurisprudence; and focus on the broad theme of vigilante justice in popular culture (literature, films, television). Vigilante Justice in Society and Popular Culture sheds light on this topic offering a detailed look beyond the Anglophone world. This collection will enrich the debate by adding the opportunity for comparison which has been largely lacking in scholarly debate. As such, it will appeal not only to scholars of law, sociology, criminology, and media studies, but also to all those who are engaged with these topics alike.

Download or read book Lynching and Local Justice written by Danielle F. Jung and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-09-17 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the social and political consequences of poor state governance and low state legitimacy? Under what conditions does lynching – lethal, extralegal group violence to punish offenses to the community – become an acceptable practice? We argue lynching emerges when neither the state nor its challengers have a monopoly over legitimate authority. When authority is contested or ambiguous, mass punishment for transgressions can emerge that is public, brutal, and requires broad participation. Using new cross-national data, we demonstrate lynching is a persistent problem in dozens of countries over the last four decades. Drawing on original survey and interview data from Haiti and South Africa, we show how lynching emerges and becomes accepted. Specifically, support for lynching most likely occurs in one of three conditions: when states fail to provide governance, when non-state actors provide social services, or when neighbors must rely on self-help.

Download or read book Vigilantes written by Kevin Grant and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-01-03 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many people, the cinematic vigilante has been shaped by Charles Bronson's character in Death Wish and its sequels. But screen vigilantes have taken many guises, from Old West lynch mobs and rogue police officers to rape-avengers and military-trained equalizers. This book recounts the varied representations of such characters in films like The Birth of a Nation, which celebrated the violence of the Ku Klux Klan, and Taxi Driver, Falling Down and You Were Never Really Here, in which the vigilante impulse was symptomatic of mental instability. Also considered is the extent to which fictional vigilantism functions as social commentary and to what degree it is simply stoking popular fears.

Download or read book Hell Came on a Pretty Day written by Bryce Thunder King and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-01-14 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After Jamie and Angie watch a surveillance tape of two men brutally killing two innocent police officers, something inside them breaks or perhaps something is fixed. Either way, they know that they can be better crime fighters than those standing around doing nothing. So they begin petitioning the highest levels of government to offer their help. Eventually, they meet the president of the United States. Persuaded by their patriotism, he arranges for them to begin training to become super human fighting machines. Lurking in the background, however, is crime lord Tony Nastasi, successor to Eric Bonastie, who assumed control of a criminal organization known as MEAW International. The M stands for money, the E for espionage, the A for ammunition, and the W for weapons. Angie, who was pursued by Jamie, is the former mistress of Eric. Seeking revenge, Eric, in an earlier period, forced Jamie to a shootout and was blown up by a Molotov cocktail thrown by Jamie. Now there is bad blood between MEAW, Jamie and Angie. Join Jamie and Angie as they battle villains in firefights, fight for their country and put their love above everything else in HELL CAME on a pretty day: Vigilante Justice.