Vigilantism (The Scourge)

When hate and fear possess the soul of a human being already driven to the depths of madness over satisfying a power lust, the result is what we call a vigilante. His behaviors are a curse on humanity, because his hate and fear have eroded every last nerve of dignity and humility left, leaving nothing but an empty automaton, a slave to desire. Despite this, the modern vigilante has been given a great deal of law enforcement leeway, financial endorsement, and judicial control, for his craftiness has provided him a perfect victim for which to exploit--one without the resources or willingness to fight back--the "pedophile."

Anyone who preaches a love doctrine shouldn't expect to be the victor when preyed upon by the hateful, and no one should expect the weak to be protected when the hateful have them under their wing. The good (Childlovers) are mistaken for evil (child molesters) while the real evil (the vigilante) is handsomely rewarded for masquerading as the good. The victim (whether pedophile or not) is ridiculed--their life and property in ashes regardless of their guilt or innocence, and the so-called weaklings--the children--are no more safer than they were before, except in the imaginations of those entertained by this vicious struggle. And the end result? Children are less safe, some innocent people's lives are ruined, and the smug satisfaction of the vigilante's lust is fulfilled.

But the damage doesn't end there. The malignancy of vigilantism gains more power and political control until people begin trusting in it over the failings and inadequacies of legitimate justice systems. Evidence obtained through illegal means (as procured by vigilantes) suddenly starts popping up in courts and precedents are set in the proceedings of those brought to justice under some rogue's discretion. We increasingly live in a world ruled by the hateful and the fearful, those who wouldn't think twice about finding some way to pin you to the ground if they knew that their actions would throw such a weight on your life that you could never lift yourself back up.

Freedoms mean nothing to a vigilante, only his lust. Each one is an antichrist, a wolf in the guise of a sheep, a so-called "protector of children" who's real mission is to destroy the objectively innocent to satisfy his lust. Anyone who stands in his way is guilty, even the children themselves. He'd leave a child to die on the side of the road if it meant he could blame it on his personal enemy--that's anti-pedophile activists for you.

If we knew children could inspire such evil, we'd be hard pressed at calling them pure. Fortunately, the vigilante is not worth fighting because he'll sooner take himself and his confederates to the grave. As he is the servant to fear in his own world where justice is not given but taken, he begin to fear other vigilantes. Once they've all let that demon amok amongst themselves, that which has consumed their souls will begin taking their lives. He who lives for a child's love, lives. He who lives by the sword, dies by the sword.