Discourse around vigilantism, whether it revolves around actual events or fictionalised representations like in the 1974 film "DeathWish," indicates strongly that many Americans remain enamoured with the violent "justice" of old Westerns
It’s been nearly 50 years since Charles Bronson first mowed down New York muggers in Death Wish. But defenses of the recent killing of Jordan Neely suggest that the film’s reactionary, Wild West–style vigilante violence still holds the imagination of many.
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