Prime Candidates of Vigilantism

All police force stems from one source of order. In a succession of anarchy and topsy-turvydom a man brought for from a mountain top two sway tablets from which all impartiality branches. Those two tablets, the Ten Commandments, were to be the seeds of jurisprudenceful civilization. Those seeds curb since become the roots of modern humanity. A prime example of this is the join States disposal. The phrase In God we trust is imprinted on every act of levelheaded tender and on most documentation. The purpose of law and government is to nurture the people, but the fact that punishment lack be oblige only illustrates the fact that it does non protect.Punishment is imposed only subsequently calumnious actions against society eat been carried reveal. In order for punishment and legal intervention to be applied there first must be a crime or an action that is the governments indebtedness to prevent from taking place. When law is applied the government has already passe d to protect the undivided punishment will do nonhing to help the dupe after they have been dupeized. Law does non, in truth, prevent such(prenominal) air it only deals with it once it has occurred.Law does nothing to prevent socially harmful behavior, it therefore does not protect in accordance with the tenets set by in the theory of the Social Contract. Why then, in such a modern civilization, do we have vigilance mans? The answer is simple. The fact is that although humanity has advanced, law has failed to keep up. The prime candidates for vigilantism argon those who abide by the law. They acknowledge the earth of the law and respect it. They expect that if one day they argon the victim of a crime the wrongdoer will quickly go by trial and be punished.The truth is that that is rarely the case. It can take months for an offender to even go to trial. The U. S. criminal justice system, however the best in the world, is not nearly efficient enough to properly handle the workl oad placed upon it. Still the situation comes up that even in a clear-cut case with hard evidence and witnesses, law enforcement will fail to properly pass down punishment to those who commit a crime. This is the time when people take the law into their own hands.Impatience and frustration drives and individual to do what he or she believes what the government has failed to do. It can happen to anyone. merely can crime be prevented in the first place? The law lots frustrates teenagers and adults alike. The major difference between these two groups is experience. Teenagers are ordinarily more likely to go out and punish those who violate them or their friends. An example of a teen vigilante is when a teen goes out to defend his/her name in order to prevent slander. This is seen very often.Unfortunately, these teens have either not been educated or have exhausted all legal means in order to halt the crime (slander). Adults are often confronted with the same situation but by having experienced this before, they are more prepared to take action against this. But in adults we often see well-nighthing not usually seen in teens, the involvement of alcohol. Alcohol clouds perspicaciousness and increases violent tendencies. Although teens do consume alcohol, they cannot obtain it legally. Because of the age difference, punishment should not be the same for both adults and teens.Although there are rough difference, for some reasons adults seem to have more choices in terms of education and correction. In adult prisons, inmates can attend GED classes and earn degrees. Teens however do not have that same option. Instead, they have betting-up punishments such as Saturday detention at the high school. What should be done is Saturday corrective classes. Instead of cleaning the school, clean their minds. This is where education comes in. In order to eliminate criminal behavior, we first must rehabilitate and educate those who are at high risk to or have already committ ed a crime.In most forms of punishment, such as seen at the Douglas Juvenile Corrections office, there is actually no correction. Lawn maintenance does in no way educate the offenders. Punishment does not promote understanding not does it allow analysis. Education, unlike punishment, is not a restriction, but a guide. Education is a positive behavioral cultivate that promotes freedom and instills morality. With education comes understanding. Without those two key elements there cannot be the intelligence necessary for correction.Regarding the disciplinary action taken on juvenile offenders, some of which I have seen working outside during school hours, should not be out there. Instead, they should be obligate to attend school. Whether it is high school or a form of military school, they need education. Becoming a vigilante is almost never a result of free choice of an individual. Rather, it is forced upon one by poor or slow action on part of law enforcement. If we as society eve r hope to stand firm in peace and prosperity as guaranteed to us by the constitution, we need to not only enforce the laws, but preach the law.