Now, this kind of pharmaceutical vigilantism is set to become the order of the day.

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While supporters say the measure has empowered potential victims, opponents say it has opened the way to vigilantism.

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The president of the Milwaukee Deputy Sheriffs' Association, Roy Felber, said it sounds like a call to vigilantism.

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But when it goes after less unpopular targets, some cry vigilantism.

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If police skills are not improved the study warns of increased 'vigilantism' as the public sector and individuals take the law into their own hands.

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Although vigilantism may to some conjure up visions of mob violence and lynching, few would likely dispute that under extreme circumstances, it still has a place.

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But opponents of such changes argue they will encourage vigilantism.

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Publicising sex offenders' addresses makes them vulnerable to vigilantism.

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To many, the initiative smacked of dangerous vigilantism.

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But they're more like outbursts of vigilantism.

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The Atlantic's Alexis Madrigal wrote a column called " Hey Reddit, Enough Boston Bombing Vigilantism, " and followed it up with a story on how the names of two innocent people got repeated in a viral loop on social media.

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The poor resort to vigilantism.

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