{"product_id":"vigilantes-and-the-media-8-horrific-true-crime-stories-of-vigilantes-9781797633022","title":"Vigilantes and the Media: 8 Horrific True Crime Stories of Vigilantes","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): James Parker\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Organized Crime\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHave you ever imagined the life of a vigilante to be exciting?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDo you see them as righters of wrongs and seekers of justice?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOr are they something more sinister?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVigilantes occupy a curious space in our collective psyche. On one hand, they are seen as almost modern knights, seeking truth and justice where the law has failed, while on the other they are no better than the criminals they seek, operating outside of normal societal conventions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Vigilantes and the Media: 8 Horrific True Crime Stories of Vigilantes, we examine the lives of real vigilantes who often had their own agendas, like: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManuel Pardo Jr, who killed drug dealers and other criminals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePedro Filho, who tackled Brazil's murderers and rapists with a ruthless brutality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatrick Drum, who killed pedophiles for fun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBernard Goetz who became tired of New York's subway muggers and exacted his own revenge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarry Gilton and Lupe Mercado who took revenge on a gang only for their own sordid lives to be revealed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEach of the cases examined is true and each one of the vigilantes portrayed has their own shocking secret and motive behind their actions.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead on and be amazed at how these people took the law into their own hands, often for the most spurious of reasons and often for their own gain as well.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45541041307799,"sku":"9781797633022","price":887.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781797633022.webp?v=1767904784","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/vigilantes-and-the-media-8-horrific-true-crime-stories-of-vigilantes-9781797633022","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}