Sentences with phrase «vigilante crime»
Garfield's Peter already had a restless, restless streak in him — a chip on his shoulder for his outsider status — which made his choice to become a vigilante crime fighter make more sense.
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Having adopted the handle @midtownuniform, the account serves as a vigilante of sorts, holding finance guys and other similarly attired professionals responsible for their alleged crimes against fashion.
Following the UN's report of ISIS» ghastly crimes against humanity, rogue vigilante hacker group Anonymous has released a video declaring a new campaign against the extremist outfit.
He said it is unfortunate that some members of political parties justify crimes being committed by such groups and has called for all vigilante groups and youth wings of political parties in tertiary institutions to be dissolved.
But there are darker new forms of cooperation too, with some vigilante groups being formed, and crime on the increase.
While killing over food habits is a crime that should attract a strict punishment, cow vigilante groups and members have received accolades for their horrific acts in some «cow - friendly» states.
Impatient with the NTC's lack of capacity to efficiently seize and prosecute former Qadhafi loyalists for their crimes against the Libyan people, some militias have resorted to vigilante justice.
A research conducted by his outfit, he said, revealed that most of the electoral crimes committed were by these vigilante groups which are sometimes linked to one political party or the other.http: / / ghanapoliticsonline.com
A private legal practitioner, and a member of pressure group, Occupy Ghana, Ace Ankomah, has said that the crime committed by members of pro-New Patriotic Party vigilante group, Delta Force, when they stormed an open court in Kumasi and set their colleagues free, is worse than the infamous Montie three case.
As Police Commissioner James Gordon (Scott Patterson — Gilmore Girls) tries to calm the fears of Gotham's citizens regarding the butcher called Jack the Ripper, the masked vigilante Batman (Bruce Greenwood — American Crime Story) indulges in his own detective work — with the help of confident, capable Selina Kyle (Jennifer Carpenter — Dexter)-- to stop the Ripper's murderous spree.
The Punisher, a crusading vigilante out to topple the crime czar (John Travolta) who murdered his family.
On the gritty crime drama NYPD Blue, he garnered critical acclaim for his portrayal of a lawyer who goes over the edge and becomes a vigilante.
Fed up with crime overrunning the streets of Boston, Irish Catholic twin brothers, who are inspired by their faith, decide to cleanse their hometown of evil with their own brand of vigilante justice.
Critic Consensus: Raw, brutal, and bitter, Cartel Land offers a ground - level look at vigilante efforts to thwart organized crime at the Mexican - American border.
A man seeks revenge on the vigilante mob that attempted to hang him for a crime he didn't commit.
Two veteran detectives hunt a vigilante whose crimes resemble those of a killer they put behind bars long ago.
As Police Commissioner James Gordon (Scott Patterson — Gilmore Girls) tries to calm the fears of Gotham's citizens regarding the butcher called Jack the Ripper, the masked vigilante Batman (Bruce Greenwood — American Crime Story) indulges in his own detective work — with the help of confident, capable Selina Kyle (Jennifer Carpenter — Dexter)-- to stop the Ripper's murderous spree.
Shot in Michoacán, a state in south - west Mexico, and in Arizona, this harrowing documentary offers an on - the - ground look at the vigilante militias who battle organised crime and slide into wrongdoing themselves.
How will Gwen's new job affect Peter's life as a crime fighting vigilante?
The people of the city aren't all that dismayed at seeing them rid the city of crime, while the cops who are on their trail, headed by eccentric FBI agent Smecker (Dafoe, Spider - Man), are conflicted in wanting to nab the vigilantes or to side with them.
Part crime - drama and part action romp, «Snitch» is a forgettable story of vigilante justice that fails to follow through with its overarching sociopolitical leanings.
Crime, Drama - A remake of the 1974 revenge thriller about an architect who turns vigilante when his wife is murdered.
The first official trailer for director Eli Roth's Death Wish reboot casts Bruce Willis as a vigilante in a crime - infested Chicago.
Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) is that teenage boy who tries to fulfill this fantasy by donning a green and yellow internet - bought wetsuit that instantly transforms him into Kick - Ass — the crime - fighting vigilante who's had enough of the scum on the streets.
Harry Brown (R for sexuality, drug use, pervasive profanity and graphic violence) Revenge flick about a recently - widowed, law - abiding senior citizen (Michael Caine) who morphs into a crime - fighting vigilante after the street gang that murdered his best friend (David Bradley) gets off with a slap on the wrist.
Black Lightning is unique amongst all of the CW's superhero series is that it began at a point in its titular hero's life long after he'd become a crime - fighting vigilante.
Whether administered by law enforcement officers or vigilantes, it is an elusive quality when a society is overrun with crime.
Somehow, he morphs into a merciless vigilante who has no qualms about slaying all the henchmen standing between him and the elusive crime boss.
Batman continues to act as a force of vigilante justice in Gotham City, but his presence causes a number of copy - cat «crime - fighters» to complicate the situation.
Death Wish This is a credible remake of the famous Charles Bronson thriller, taking into account the differences between today and 1974, and starring Bruce Willis as the mild - mannered, upper - middle - class man who becomes a vigilante when his wife and daughters become victims of violent crime.
After serving a prison term, he returns to the streets with a vengeance against crime, and becomes a vigilante with a vendetta.
The film stars Charles Bronson's doppelganger Robert Kovacs as a vigilante with a mysterious past who tries to rid a city of crime whilst protecting a young mother and her child.
Plot: Daredevil character Frank Castle returns as the vigilante who uses lethal methods to fight crime.
Vigilante Diaries (R for sexuality, nudity, graphic violence and pervasive profanity) High - octane thriller revolving around a team of black - ops agents - turned crime fighters» series of revenge - fueled, rescue missions.
Upon returning to Gotham, he becomes the masked vigilante to put an end to corruption and crime that's influenced by the League.
Knowing he can't really make it alone now that Hit Girl's mentoring days are behind her, Kick - Ass finds himself joining forces with a crime - fighting super-team known as Justice Forever, headed by the ex-Mafia vigilante known as Col. Stars and Stripes (Carrey).
OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening March 6, 2009 BIG BUDGET FILMS Watchmen (R for nudity, sexuality, profanity and graphic violence) Sci - fi thriller, based on the graphic comic book series of the same name, about a group of vigilantes determined to avenge the murder of a crime - fighting superhero.
The Masked Saint (PG - 13 for violence and mature themes) Adaptation of the Chris Whaley best seller of the same name chronicling the real - life exploits of a professional wrestler - turned - pastor (Brett Granstaff) who decided to not only return to the ring but to moonlight as a crime - fighting vigilante.
The traditional costumed crime fighter vigilante has been outlawed.
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It stars a vigilante hero who solves the crimes that the LAPD ignores.
The latest novel in Ireland's most distinctive crime fiction series, In the Galway Silence, finds former cop Jack Taylor up against a vigilante assassin...
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If you like my Dylan Hunter vigilante hero, you'll love CJ's own tough - as - nails heroine, FBI Supervisory Special Agent Lucy Guardino... a sex - crime investigator who lives a double life as a «normal» middle - class housewife.
Preventing crimes and rescuing citizens will give you a positive reputation, allowing you to go about your daily vigilante activities with little or no resistance.
Streets of Rage involves a group of vigilantes who want to take back the streets from crime that has gone so far as to corrupt even the local police.
With the exception of a number of weeks spent providing updates to Deadstone, the sole focus of development since November 2014 has been Vigilantes, a crime themed turn based tactical RPG game for PC.
Same Stitch features two totally separate takes on the fully evolved John Doe: one a ruthless villain that hews closer to the classic Clown Prince of Crime and the other an unpredictable vigilante that's unlike any other portrayal of DC's iconic character.