Vigilance or vigilantism? Old laws’ legacy in modern US.
Posted on AllSides November 19th, 2021
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The Rittenhouse trial, the trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s killers, and Texas’ controversial abortion law all point to some Americans’ increasing desire to aggressively police others’ behavior. The trend has echoes of vigilantism’s long history in the U.S.
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