#Vigilante Justice

[saggernooseai]

[cyber-geist]

Fanart for Vigilante Justice by AppleScentedLazers on Ao3. I've been reading this fic since before I had ao3 and was on fanfiction.net so frankly this fanart is way overdue. These three sketch page/art page references took me a hot sec but they were well worth the effort hope you all like!

[eeriansadowtwopointoh]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Transformers - All Media Types, Transformers Generation One Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Characters: Jazz (Transformers), Optimus Prime Additional Tags: Arguments, mentions of past character death, Mentions of canon typical violence, References to Sexual Assault Series: Part 2 of Best Served Cold Summary:

Optimus is angry about the lengths Jazz is willing to go to in order to protect his mechs. Too bad.

[ballinandcantgetup452]

Can we stop calling The Punisher a hero?

I'm sick and tired of the glorification of The Punisher. Frank Castle is a sick man whose happy place is being in a war and it doesn't really matter what or who he's warring against. He never started this crusade for revenge. If it was for revenge, then he would've gone home like 3 weeks in to Punishering it up.

Frank Castle is not a hero. He’s not some tough-as-nails, misunderstood anti-hero. He’s not some tough teeth gritting vigilante with a heart of gold. You're thinking of Wolverine. No, he’s a murderer. Plain and simple. That’s his whole thing. That’s what he does. That’s all he does. He doesn’t fight for justice, he doesn’t save people; he kills. And yet, people still put him on this twisted pedestal, like he’s the symbol of the moral gray and justification. And I’m so sick of it.

Yeah, sure, this is the Marvel Universe, where logic bends, where guys in tights throw buildings and teenagers can swing between skyscrapers like it’s no big deal. Ethics get fuzzy when you have gods and mutants and billionaire playboys. But what Frank does goes beyond all of that. Because Frank Castle is a bad man. A sick man. A man whose entire life is wrapped up in a never-ending war he never really wanted to end.

He lives in a van or warehouse full of guns and weapons, and he’s still out there, free, because he's too violent, too ruthless for anyone to deal with. Nobody stops him. Nobody can truly stop him. Not because he's some anti-hero with a tragic backstory. Once again, you're thinking of Wolverine. It's because he's a walking, talking, killing machine who’ll unload a clip in your face before you even think about it. People think he’s a badass. They think he’s cool. No. He’s a psychopath. A man who is only happy and defines himself by being in the middle of a war.

Don’t get me wrong; I like the character. I really do. But, I read his comics the way you might watch a true crime documentary about Jeffrey Dahmer. You’re not rooting for Dahmer. You’re horrified by him. But you’re fascinated. You’re trying to understand what makes a person tick when their clock is so broken. That’s The Punisher. There’s something raw, something almost cathartic about watching one man wage his own war against crime with no empathy, no mercy, just a hell of a lot of ultraviolence. And yeah, everyone gets in that mood every once in a while.

But here’s what gets me: people out there, actual people, glorify this. They paint his skull on their cars, their jackets, their walls. They act like he’s some kind of symbol of tough love or real justice. But Frank Castle would hate that. He’s said it himself — "Captain America would love to have you. I would not." He despises anyone who sees him as a role model because he knows what he is. He’s not confused. He’s not conflicted. He’s not trying to be a better person. One more time, you're thinking of Wolverine. Frank Castle is a monster.

And he knows it.

So let’s call it out. Call out the people who put Frank Castle on a pedestal like he’s something to aspire to. You wanna read a tough teeth gritting vigilante? Go read Frank Miller’s Batman or Daredevil. You want someone morally gray, someone who actually grapples with the weight of what they do? Check out Moon Knight. But if you want to peer into the mind of a deeply broken, deeply dangerous man, then yeah, read The Punisher. Just don’t fool yourself into thinking he’s anything other than what he is: a guy who likes to kill people, who lives to kill people, and who’s damn good at it.

Frank Castle is not a hero. And he never will be.

[dailymtgflavortext]

It begins as a whisper and ends with the red roar of fire.

-Vigilante Justice

[mtg-cards-hourly]

Vigilante Justice

It begins as a whisper and ends with the red roar of fire.

Artist: Steve Prescott TCG Player Link Scryfall Link EDHREC Link

[constellations-and-energy]

the last thing driver of the white SUV sees as they turn on a red arrow in front of the No Turn On Red sign

[beawritingbooks]

Kali Prasad headcanons?

I thought that she was such an interesting character!

Why do we never see or really even hear about her again???? Also, why do we never see or hear from any of the other people with numbers????

Like, I know there are little parts here and there, but not nearly enough!

I think we should see and hear more about each kid from the facility. I know that the fandom didn't like her, and that they probably aren't interested in any of the others, but I don't care. So much potential was wasted by not continuing her storyline.

For those of you that do not know, Kali Prasad is Eight on Stranger Things.

Like, I'm not saying she was a perfect character or person. She had flaws, but all interesting characters do. However, like Eleven, she was tortured for the majority of her life, treated like a lab experiment, and robbed of normalcy and autonomy until she escaped. So, I am not going to hold her to weird perfectionist morality standards set by the fandom.

My hope is that she'll be able to come back in Season 5 and help rain hellfire down upon all of the government agencies and people that have abused, taken advantage of her, and failed her.

I don't care if they were "just following orders," either, when they hurt those kids.

Sometimes revenge doesn't mean you're a bad person, and I certainly don't believe that getting revenge makes you just as bad or worse than the people who you are getting revenge against. That kind of fucked up black and white morality bullshit doesn't fly with me. My moral compass doesn't work that way, and I don't think that Kali's has to, either.

But, after getting her revenge, I headcanon that she eventually fully embraces her vigilante energy. What I mean by that is that she'll get justice for ALL people that have been failed by the system, not just for herself or for the others from the facility.

Like, our irl justice system is a joke. Just look at how many criminals walk free, and at how many wrongful convictions and incarcerations occur. The Stranger Things universe appears to mimic the irl system. So, Someone needs to care about actual justice, and I don't particularly mind how the justice is served.

So, vigilante Kali, doing what needs to be done because no one else has the guts to do so, is my ultimate Eight headcanon.

That being said, once that is done, I'd love for her to make a beautiful life for herself wherein she finds safety, happiness, and peace.

[faeriedaez]

Fuck it. Massive OC Doodle Dump Post Be Upon Yee! Had to put all this shit together from art fight. Figure I might as well put it here for now. There is genuinely art in here from up to the like last four years.

[onhajoon]

The level of badassery in this playlist knows no bounds. Kim Do Gi is a force of nature, a law unto himself. Conversely, he is a carer, a listener, a friend, and protector of those left behind, but at the end of the day, he is just a man who needs a place to call home.

[oddussy420]

Honestly i really support vigilante justice. Because that way the victims actually get justice. They do a much much better job of catching the perpetrators and giving them a punishment that fits the crime way better than the police or the so called “justice system”

I wish vigilantes were a lot more common like in the dcu. :/

[saggernooseai]

wrongfully accused

[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

Republican lawmakers in Texas want to create a state security force to patrol the US-Mexico border that critics have characterised as a "vigilante death squad policy."

Dade Phelan, the Republican speaker of Texas' House of Representatives, told a meeting of the Texas Public Policy Foundation that he plans to introduce a bill that he says will "make national headlines and change the conversation on border security," according to The Intercept.

The bill — House Bill 20 — would allow Texas' Department of Public Safety to hunt, arrest, and deport undocumented migrants.

The group would be comprised of law enforcement officers and civilians under the direction of a governor-selected chief. The members of the group would also be extended immunity from criminal prosecution relating to their actions on the border. They will be directed to "arrest, detain, and deter individuals crossing the border illegally including with the use of non-deadly force."

The group will also apparently be authorised to "use force to repel, arrest, and detain known transnational cartel operatives in the border region."

A piece of companion legislation would make undocumented entry into Texas a state crime, with first-time offenders subject to a year in prison, two years in prison for second-time offenders, and life in prison for individuals with prior felony convictions.

Democrats in Texas are opposed to the bill, likening the legislation to a "vigilante death squads policy."

“This dangerous, radical, and unconstitutional proposal which empowers border vigilantes to hunt migrants and racially profile Latinos is going to result in the death of innocent people,” Victoria Neave Criado, the Democratic chair of Mexican American Legislative Caucus, said in a statement last week. “MALC is going to do everything in our power to kill this legislation just as Latino State Representatives for the past 5 decades have fought against Klan-like proposals.”

Mr. Phelan anticipated the opposition, and claimed he was prepared to take the matter to the conservative-majority Supreme Court if Democrats challenge the law.

This isn't the first time the state has tried to create a border protection force beyond the federal US Customs and Border Protection agency. In 2021 Republican Governor Greg Abbott initiated "Operation Lone Star" that placed National Guard troops at the border. However, the $4bn endeavor was met with numerous controversies, including the deaths of several National Guard members, some to suicide, and allegations of human rights violations that resulted in a Justice Department investigation.

The operation has shown no notable difference in the rate of undocumented border crossings or transnational drug trafficking.

If the case is challenged and successfully survives a Supreme Court ruling, it would change the way all border states could police the southern border.

[thelgbtbookblogger]

Dear Loveable (Latina) Lesbians,

Once upon a time, back in colonial South America, there was an influential mining city called Potosí that sourced a significant portion of the world's silver. Given the degree of exploitation of the native people that kept the mine in business, the majority of the people were impoverished and crime was abundant.

Enter Ana Lezama de Urinza and Eustaquia de Souza, the Valiant Ladies of Potosí. Eustaquia was a nobleman's daughter and Ana was a street urchin eventually adopted by the family. Together, the two lovers acted as vigilantes, fighting crime and protecting the weak of Potosí.

The best part of this? Those two were real people, and this book is based on their true story. Part murder mystery, part love story, this novel is a delight to follow.

[phoenix-noire]

@denverpost-blog @denverpostphoto

#homelesslivesmatter

[bornangelauthor]

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