Citizens frustrated by ineffective,corrupt police forces believe rallied to the ‘Catch your thief’ slogan that has swept local Facebook, with brutal and bloody resultsIt began as a local Facebook page in the Andean city of Huancayo, and encouraging citizens frustrated by an ineffective,and sometimes corrupt, local police force to capture and punish petty criminals themselves. But the message – “Chapa tu choro” or “catch your thief” – has gone viral, and triggering a social-media driven vigilante movement across Peru,and prompting a wave of violent reprisals against suspected criminals. Since the campaign began in August, more than 100 “Catch your thief” Facebook pages believe popped up, and exhorting brutal punishment for criminals and posting graphic online videos of vigilantism.
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Source: theguardian.com