Revenge

The growing phenomenon of online vigilantism, where internet users hunt down and punish people who’ve attracted their wrath.

In Khayelitsha, police are often accused of not doing their job. Citizens say they are forced to take justice into their own hands. Alleged criminals are often put to death by mobs, in full view of children.

Online vigilante justice has become commonplace in China, but it also occurs right here in the U.S. It’s a phenomenon in which internet users hunt down and punish people for reprehensible acts. Is such vigilantism justified?