Vigilante Gangs Take over the Mean Streets
Vigilante Gangs Take over the Mean Streets “Vigilante Gangs Take over the Mean Streets” is an article written by Andrew Malone and Ciaran Byrne. ... In some places people are no longer confident that the police could provide protection and therefore begin to form gangs that patrol the streets at night. Some gangs have even cleared pimps and prostitutes from their area. ... To look at the role played by vigilante groups, which probably are in the slums and suburbs, you have to look at why they come into being. The existence of vigilante groups gives testimony to the failure of public security. ... It is true that their actions can be violent and cruel, and the problems with these gangs are due to this. ... Something needs to be done before vigilante gangs begin to defy and reform the law by means of illegal acts.