What Do We Think Of These Guys?

[ToraToraTora]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24143991
They seem to be being useful at the moment but vigilantes generally drift towards becomming lynch mobs.

[Kromovaracun]

"As a policeman was explaining on the radio yesterday any "evidence" collected by these people would not be admissible in court. "

Ahh, this I didn't know. Why not?

[andy-hughes]

Kromo - evidence presented in court has to be obtained using a strict set of guidelines which ensure that the evidence was obtained fairly and legally.

This rule is in place to stop any old bunch of testosterone-fueled numpties with a camera and a mob mentaility from going round to someone's house and intimidating them because they think they can.

So it appears the rule is working just fine.

[Kromovaracun]

Fair enough.

[Kromovaracun]

In that case, what they're doing does seem fairy pointless and serves little purpose other than to make them feel important.

[andy-hughes]

Exactly!

It is for men with too much time, too much of a sense of self-importance, and too much of an inclination to exercise their lynch-mob mentality.