%0 Journal Article %T Superheroes, Bandits, and Cyber-nerds: Exploring the History and Contemporary Development of the Vigilante %A Stephanie Juliano %J Journal of International Commercial Law and Technology %D 2012 %I International Association of IT Lawyers %X This article will first discuss what defines a vigilante, the history of vigilantes, and the contemporary vigilante¡¯s effect on the legal system as a whole. Also, this article will focus on those scenarios that bring an ordinary person to react in an illegal way to a perceived injustice. In focusing on these scenarios, this article will examine a little more closely the answers of deeper questions about the nature of law and justice, and their roles in the accelerating world of new media. %K vigilante %K anonymous %K scam %K Nigeria %K terrorism %K cyber vigilantism %K Goetz %K injustice %U http://www.jiclt.com/index.php/jiclt/article/view/147/145