An Eye for an Eye: Examining Public Support for Vigilante Behaviour
Journal: Tuwhera (Auckland University of Technology)
Year: 2016

The purpose of this thesis was to examine the relationship between actor ethnicity and public support for vigilante behaviour. The study considered how actor ethnicity could influence participants’ empathy for and blame towards a vigilante’s victim, as well as the outrage towards and desire to punish a vigilante.&#13;\nThe predominate theory guiding the project was Haas’ (2010) situational hypothesis, in addition to concepts such as in-group favouritism, stereotypes, sympathy perspective, and ra