Vigilante justice

Some of the most popular characters in fiction are individuals who take the law into their own hands. It is easy to identify with a heroic vigilante who decides to fight crime and seek justice on their own. However, in the real world this issue is much more complex. Sometimes they go too far in their desire for revenge. And in some tragic cases, innocent people are harmed.

Research the cases and individuals below and share if you feel the actions they took or were taken against them are justified and defend your opinion with facts from the case. A good search hint is to type in the names with the words vigilante justice.

1. 
   Bernhard Goetz
   
2. 
   Leo Frank
   
3. 
   Gary Sellers & Robert Bell
   
4. 
   Santos Ramos
   
5. 
   Thomas Thurmond & John Holmes
   
6. 
   Michael Mullen
   
7. 
   Prell Gilton & Lupe Mercado
   
8. 
   Mack Charles Parker
   
9. 
   Ken McElroy
   
10. 
    Andre Bamberski
    

Some of the most popular characters in fiction are individuals who take the law into their own hands. It is easy to identify with a heroic vigilante who decides to fight crime and seek justice on their own. However, in the real world this issue is much more complex. Sometimes they go too far in their desire for revenge. And in some tragic cases, innocent people are harmed.

1. 
   Bernhard Goetz
   
2. 
   Leo Frank
   
3. 
   Gary Sellers & Robert Bell
   
4. 
   Santos Ramos
   
5. 
   Thomas Thurmond & John Holmes
   
6. 
   Michael Mullen
   
7. 
   Prell Gilton & Lupe Mercado
   
8. 
   Mack Charles Parker
   
9. 
   Ken McElroy
   
10. 
    Andre Bamberski