It might seem a good idea at the time, but we know where it ends up. Woody Guthrie had something to say about this:

    Have you seen that vigilante man?
    Have you seen that vigilante man?
    Have you seen that vigilante man?
    I been hearin' his name all over the land.

    Well, what is a vigilante man?
    Tell me, what is a vigilante man?
    Has he got a gun and a club in his hand?
    Is that is a vigilante man?

    Rainy night down in the engine house,
    Sleepin' just as still as a mouse,
    Man come along an' he chased us out in the rain.
    Was that a vigilante man?

    Stormy days we passed the time away,
    Sleepin' in some good warm place.
    Man come along an' we give him a little race.
    Was that a vigilante man?

    Preacher Casey was just a workin' man,
    And he said, "Unite all you working men."
    Killed him in the river some strange man.
    Was that a vigilante man?

    Oh, why does a vigilante man,
    Why does a vigilante man
    Carry that sawed-off shot-gun in his hand?
    Would he shoot his brother and sister down?

    I rambled 'round from town to town,
    I rambled 'round from town to town,
    And they herded us around like a wild herd of cattle.
    Was that the vigilante men?

    Have you seen that vigilante man?
    Have you seen that vigilante man?
    I've heard his name all over this land.