Are vigilantes good for society or bad for society

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Batman is often seen as a symbol of justice and good in movies.

But if this person really existed, would we feel the same.
 
A vigilante takes it on himself to punish criminals without legal authority. Batman is not a vigilante. He works with police and tries to prevent crime before it happens.
 
If we’re beset by clowns with poison gas, and monster crocodiles, and aliens, maybe a vigilante would be okay. I don’t think the Batman analogy quite fits.

In our society, vigilantism is a bad thing. There are law enforcement professionals who are trained to deal with crime per the laws of our land. When I think of modern vigilantes, I think of people who are out for revenge. Often when the legal system doesn’t turn out results the vigilante wants.
 
PaulfromIowa said:
A vigilante takes it on himself to punish criminals without legal authority. Batman is not a vigilante. He works with police and tries to prevent crime before it happens.
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Batman took it upon himself to punish criminals before he ever asked the police if he could. In fact i don’t think he ever does. The one police officer he has dealings with simply turns a blind eye in the hope that he can solve the cities problems. There is no official endorsement of batman in the movies.
 
A vigilante group may be needed if the local law enforcement was corrupt. Super heroes generally fit a niche because they offer certain valuable skills that help law enforcement. Why put law enforcement officers at risk fighting dangerous criminals when you can have superman do it for you, Since bullets bounce off him? . Of course with super heroes there must be super villains otherwise it would be boring to watch the show, and superman would be over qualified for his job.

I heard that if someone actually did what Batman does his body could live for only about 3 years, as it would wear itself out. And, Let’s face it a vigilante working on his own could only do so much. That’s why the police are far more effective because they have numbers and technologies to help them. They can communicate and coordinate their efforts in a way that a vigilante simply cannot.
 
fisherman_carl said:
A vigilante group may be needed if the local law enforcement was corrupt. Super heroes generally fit a niche because they offer certain valuable skills that help law enforcement. Why put law enforcement officers at risk fighting dangerous criminals when you can have superman do it for you, Since bullets bounce off him? . Of course with super heroes there must be super villains otherwise it would be boring to watch the show, and superman would be over qualified for his job.

I heard that if someone actually did what Batman does his body could live for only about 3 years, as it would wear itself out. And, Let’s face it a vigilante working on his own could only do so much. That’s why the police are far more effective because they have numbers and technologies to help them. They can communicate and coordinate their efforts in a way that a vigilante simply cannot.
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Not sure re corrupt police but in remote rural areas folk tend to sort things themselves more. Wish they wouldn’t but… dare not give examples here.
 
If the vigilante breaks the law … and there are a LOT of laws out there … then the vigilante can be charged with criminal violations.
 
if there are metahumans running about, then it’ll be good 😃

the idea of vigilantes don’t seem to work with reality
 
The kkk, and neo-nazis probably view themselves as vigilantes?
 
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