This time, however, he and his colleagues determined that extra-legal vigilante action was not called for.

In some areas the army organised civilian groups and local militias, in other areas communal vigilante action preceded the army.

The movement even resorted to vigilante action against suspected claim jumpers.

Partly as a result, vigilante action and mob justice sometimes occur.

However, the civic leaders, who had at first supported the vigilante action, became alarmed.