Startling access yields strong if not consistent results in «Cartel Land,» Matthew Heineman's parallel portrait of
vigilantes policing two different fronts of the drug war.
«Big Bad Wolves» Synopsis: A series of brutal murders force three men to come into contact with each other: the victim's father seeking revenge,
a vigilante police detective, and the main suspect.
Quentin Tarantino's favourite film of 2013, Big Bad Wolves is an Israeli comedy - thriller about a series of brutal murders and the three men whose lives are on a collision course as a result: the father of the latest victim now out for revenge,
a vigilante police detective operating outside the boundaries of law, and the main suspect in the killings - a religious studies teacher who was arrested and then released due to a police blunder....
Not exact matches
Not in Mexico, where neighbouring state Michoacan has become a battleground, with armed
vigilantes battling the Knights Templar drug cartel and a federal investigation into the possible corruption of more than 1,200 local
police officers.
At least 60,000 people are believed to have died between 2006 and 2012 as a result of the drug war as cartels,
vigilante groups, and the Mexican army and
police have battled each other.
The events included attacks on the Coptic Cathedral by thugs,
vigilantes, and Muslim Brotherhood
police forces for the first time in history.
One study suggests that in 2012, a black man was killed every 28 hours by
police, security guards, or self - appointed
vigilantes.
According to him, it was when the suspect was wandering that a
vigilante group arrested him and handed him to the
police.
We saw how clashes between rival
vigilante groups led to the State Security sending both the
Police and Military under heavy arms.
He disclosed that the
police had a calendar to meet the youth, who formed these groups, and assured Ghanaians that political party
vigilante groups would be a thing of the past by the end of March this year.
Media reports provide further gruesome details about thousands killed by the
police and
vigilante groups.
«The serial attacks by those boys in Ikorodu are becoming a thing of worry for the
police in the state; the
police considered it imperative and expedient to seek for partnership of
vigilante groups in Ikorodu, led by the OPC.
Members of OPC and other
vigilante groups who were versed with the terrain had led heavily harmed
police officers to some locations suspected to be the den of the group, where over 100 of them were rounded up.
The raid, came following a series of meetings the
police authority had with different local
vigilante in the area.
On 10 August in Eltham,
police clashed with a bottle - throwing crowd of about 200
vigilantes, including many English Defence League members.
Confusion ensued among some Assembly Members and the
vigilante group despite
police presence.
These black
vigilante uniforms have no name tags or
police personal numbers.
[204] That same day, a senior
police officer said that some
vigilante groups were hampering
police operations in London.
«We've had clients in Russia who've been beaten by
police, but more often it's
vigilante groups and thugs engaging in social cleansing and unfortunately the
police don't do anything to offer protection,» said Aaron Morris, senior staff attorney for Immigration Equality, a national organization that advocates for LGBT equality under US immigration law and offers legal counsel to those seeking asylum.
And it is for this reason that he said has given concern to the
police to ensure that all such
vigilante groups are disbanded before the November polls, stressing that «their activities are illegal and criminal.»
Director - General of Operations of the Ghana
Police Service, Dr. Benjamin Agordzo, has issued a stern warning to any
vigilante group in the country that will defile its orders before, during and after the November 7 polls.
«These attacks have grown in magnitude and they include attacks on security services, we have incidents where military officers have been lynched by mobs, we have instances where these
vigilante groups calling themselves variously; Invisible forces, Delta forces, etc. invade
police stations, break into cells and release suspects because they claim the NPP members are immune to any form of arrest in other words, they are living above the law because they happen to be members of a party living in power», he said.
He vehemently objected to the idea of state
police, saying the state Governors would abuse the formation, the same way Governor Bello has allegedly done with the
vigilante groups in Kogi.
Meanwhile, the 13 members of the
vigilante group who escaped from the Kumasi Circuit court on Thursday have turned themselves over to the
Police.
NAN also observed that only members of the Benue
vigilante group were seen around the polling units, a sharp departure from previous election exercises when the
police and other security outfits were in charge.
The raid, DAILY POST learnt, was a follow up to series of meetings the
police authority had with different local
vigilante in the area.
While few argue with the mission of these
police units, the way they go about their job is raising alarm, with some defense attorneys characterizing Strike Force and Housing Unit officers as «
vigilantes» with -LSB-...]
The IGP who was represented at the occasion by the Commissioner of
Police, Osun Command, Mr. Femi Oyeleye, said the achievement was not without the cooperation of the patriotic citizens and varying vigilante groups that have had excellent relationships with the p
Police, Osun Command, Mr. Femi Oyeleye, said the achievement was not without the cooperation of the patriotic citizens and varying
vigilante groups that have had excellent relationships with the
policepolice.
The suspect had previously been handed over to the
police after being caught by a local
vigilante in the Eliozu axis of Port Harcourt, Rivers state.
Vigilante groups threatened
police officers including the IGP that the
police can never arrest them and truly Mr IGP and his men couldn't arrest them.
The Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, has stated that
Police Commanders who fail to ensure arrests and prosecution in
vigilante - related incidents will face sanctions.
In response to the growing public dissent, the Interior Minister has now charged the
police service to crack down on
vigilante groups in a bid to arrest the growing threat.
A Council of State Member, Dr. Nii Kotei Dzani, has charged the
police administration to sanction its personnel who stood by and watched as chaos allegedly perpetrated by the pro-New Patriotic Party
vigilante group, Invincible Forces, ensued at an election to confirm Ada East District Chief Executive (DCE) nominee.
Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, has already warned that
Police Commanders who fail to ensure arrests and prosecution in
vigilante - related incidents will face sanctions.
A certain man who claims to be a member of the
Vigilante Group of Nigeria, has been arrested by men of the Ogun State
Police Command...
Critics of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who have questioned the party's commitment in dealing with
vigilante groups acting lawlessly in their name, were emboldened on Wednesday, when another group of rampaging NPP youth, invaded a
police station and freed party communicators who were in
police custody.
Unarmed massob members are arrested for no just cause while Asari flies presidential jet.opc members recognised by d
police as
vigilante groups that work along side the
police force, it's either that nobody seems to care lil about the ibos or that somebody is working against them.
Men of the Lagos State
Police Command in conjunction with the Oodua People's Congress - OPC, and Local
vigilante groups have raided the hideouts of notorious...
Following the damning report published by the Human Rights Watch about the alleged sexual assault by some
police soldiers, vigilante, and other government officials on female IDPs in various camps in the North east, President Buhari instructed the Inspector General of Police and governor of the states with IDP camps, to investigate the allega
police soldiers,
vigilante, and other government officials on female IDPs in various camps in the North east, President Buhari instructed the Inspector General of
Police and governor of the states with IDP camps, to investigate the allega
Police and governor of the states with IDP camps, to investigate the allegations.
«He has also directed the men of the Abia State
Vigilante Services (AVS) to commence, with immediate effect, a two week intensive training, for onward deployment to our communities to assist in community
policing under the supervision of the Commissioner of
Police.
A group, Human Rights Watch in October released a report claiming that Camp leaders,
Police Officers, Soldiers,
Vigilante groups and other authorities working at Internally Displaced Persons camp in the North, have been raping and sexually exploiting some of the Female IDPs.
State agencies with special reference to the
Police Service are not adequately resourced to handle the complexities of
vigilante activities.
Troops of Sector 6, 1 Division Nigerian Army Internal Security Force deployed at Soba Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Saturday 28th October 2017 in conjunction with the Nigeria
Police and
vigilantes, raided and destroyed armed bandits and kidnappers hideout at a forest near Gobarawa - Matari village, Soba Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
These youths will be enlisted into the Abia State
Vigilante Services (AVS) to further boost community
policing in the state.
Eight members of a
vigilante group affiliated to the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Delta Force, have been arrested by the
Police.
While few argue with the mission of these
police units, the way they go about their job is raising alarm, with some defense attorneys characterizing Strike Force and Housing Unit officers as «
vigilantes» with a «cowboy mentality.»
Though the Kwara State Commissioner of
Police, Mr. Lawan Ado, said 17 people comprising nine policemen and eight civilians died in the robbery incidents, the Operations Commander, Vigilance Group of Nigeria, Offa chapter, Mr. Wasiu Adepoju, said the
vigilantes counted about 50 dead bodies after the incident.
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 Mexican government invites an army of
vigilantes to sign up as a «rural
police» force.
The
vigilantes faltered, but they're soon rescued by the Mexican government, who invites the army of
vigilantes to sign up as a «rural
police» force, changing their T - shirts but keeping their weapons.