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Court-authorized vigilantism.

• cwyers 12y ago
  By definition, if it's court-authorized, it's not vigilantism.
  • JacobEdelman 12y ago
    If a court legalizes Batman then its court authorized, but he's still not a publicly controlled entity and those still a vigilante.
    • MBCook 12y ago
      Vigilante. N. A member of a self-appointed group of citizens who undertake law enforcement in their community WITHOUT LEGAL AUTHROITY, typically because the legal agencies are thought to be inadequate.
    • wtracy 12y ago
      It's called "deputizing", and a deputy is not a vigilante pretty much by definition.
      • Dylan16807 12y ago
        The judiciary has the ability to deputize law enforcement? I thought those were supposed to have independent structure.