Quote Originally Posted by Marshal Murat
If you have something to fear from the criminals, sure. Any violent action on the criminal's part would probably cause a stronger police reaction.
The criminals are killers, that's why they were noticed in the first place. Police can establish guilt, but they can't do much else, unless they're allowed to turn vigilante. Anyway, we all know that, useful though vigilantes can be, it is the lynch mob that is the main weapon in dealing with gangs in the neighbourhood.