Frontier Justice in Rural Costa Rica: The Rise of Vigilante Law Enforcement
About a year ago, I was riding my bicycle in the foothills above where I live when I arrived at a small town with a banner strung across the road that read: COMUNIDAD UNIDO CONTRALAHAMPA RATAATRAPADA-RATALINCHADA. Translated: Community united against the criminal world. Bad guy (Rat) caught- Bad guy lynched. It is important to clarify …
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