Street Vigilantes Use Narcan to Combat Drug Overdoses
Originally Published 4 months ago — by The San Francisco Standard
Street vigilantes, frustrated with drug users, are using Narcan as a weapon to combat drug-related issues in their communities.
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Haiti's Gangs and Vigilantes: A Struggle for Control and Stability
Originally Published 6 months ago — by The Washington Post
In Haiti, vigilante groups have emerged to combat gangs but are increasingly involved in human rights abuses, blurring the line between defenders and perpetrators amid a collapsing government and lawlessness, with some groups colluding with gangs and committing atrocities.
Trump's Mass Deportation Plans Stir Controversy and Preparation
Originally Published 1 year ago — by WIRED
Militias along the US-Mexico border are preparing to assist with Donald Trump's proposed mass deportation plans, seeing themselves as potential allies to federal and military forces. Groups like Arizona Border Recon and Veterans on Patrol are ready to continue their vigilante activities, using high-tech surveillance and armed patrols. These groups, often operating with impunity, have a history of controversial actions and rhetoric, and some members hope to be officially deputized under Trump's administration to aid in enforcing hardline immigration policies.
"Guardian Angels Misidentify and Tackle Man in Times Square on Live TV"
Originally Published 1 year ago — by The Guardian US
During a live interview on Fox News, members of the Guardian Angels, a New York City vigilante group, were shown confronting and restraining a man, whom they claimed was a migrant causing disorder. However, police later revealed that the man was a New Yorker from the Bronx and provided no evidence to support the group's claim that he was shoplifting. The incident has sparked criticism and raised concerns about vigilantism and the stoking of fears regarding migrant crime in the city.
Haiti's Vigilante Justice and Call for International Assistance
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Washington Post
In the absence of security, Haitians are arming themselves with rocks and machetes and banding together to fight the gangs who have turned their lives into a "living nightmare." Vigilantes could be targeting people who aren’t gang members, further deepening the Caribbean nation’s security crisis. The government is weak and unloved, and the police force is enfeebled. More than 230 people have been killed in mob attacks and lynchings this year, and the violence has spread into middle- and upper-class neighborhoods previously considered comparatively safe.