Hey Guys,
One of the most popular television shows of the past few years has been the Showtime original series “Dexter.” In the show the title character works for the police as a forensics expert, however he has a dark secret. Dexter is a serial killer… except he only kills those who kill. Dexter is a vigilante who takes it upon himself to kill people who are guilty of murder, and because he is a forensics expert, he knows exactly how to commit the perfect crime… it seems sometimes life can imitate art…
People in New York City are living a real life spin-off of “Dexter.” This killer however is not targeting other violent criminals; he is focusing his attention on prostitutes. Serial killers have focused their attention on prostitutes since the days of Jack the Ripper, and unlike in Jack’s day, killers of today find their prey when the prostitutes advertise their services on Craigslist.
The killer has been linked to as many as nine victims. Police say it is clear this person understands how police go about investigating crime, he knows how the police utilize technology, and he knows how the police think. There are some who are beginning to think the killer is a cop or perhaps a former cop.
Clearly this person is not exactly like the character Dexter, but it does make you think a bit… Is it acceptable to take the law into your own hands in order to punish the guilty outside the confines of the legal system?
What do you think?
- X
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110411/ts_yblog_thelookout/new-york-serial-killer-thought-to-be-real-life-dexter
Personally, I dont think that it is acceptable to take law into our own hands to ensure people are being punished. The legal system is designed for a reason cops have access to craigs list just like anyone else. If they really felt as though prositution was that big of a deal they could just go on the website and arrest the people themselves, there is no need to murder people just because you feel as though its "protecting" everyone else. In reality all its doing is creating more danger because now not only do we have to worry about prostitution, but we also have to worry about murder.
ReplyDeleteI dont think it's ok because the guy is killing people! Liek if he was an undercover cop he could just arrest them. It would at least be legal. Sometimes it is good to take law in your own hands but killing someone for doing something wrong illegaly is just wrong. If someone knows that someone is doing something illegal and the police don't believe you or no one will help you, then I think it should be right to take law into your own hands, just as long as it's not like killing a person.
ReplyDeleteSomeone would have to keep tabs on whoever it is. There is always the chance that the vigilante for lack of a better word decides to really take matters into his/her hands and kill everyone that doesn't fit their view (sound like a famous dictator?). In that case, there needs to be somebody who can take out the vigilante. I don't exactly know the chances of that though. If it were pretty low, I'd say that it would be good to have someone like that to kill the killers. Again, only if there were appropriate measures in place to make sure that the killer did not get out of control.
ReplyDeleteI don't think it is acceptable to take the law into your own hands because essentially, by killing multiple serial killers, you are becoming a serial killer yourself. It doesn't matter if the guy you killed was a serial killer, you still killed a person and I believe you should get the same punishment as any other murderer.
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