This Isn't Vigilantism
Had been wondering when vigilantism was going to make a comeback in LA Should have guessed some enterprising former gangsters would step in to fill the void left by city government (Am a new subscriber to L.A. Material, which is great.) https://t.co/41i6qOx36Q pic.twitter.com/1GMeVPEFXz — Moses Kagan (@moseskagan) July 28, 2026 Leave it to Instapundit to get things wrong . If you're a hammer, everything looks like a nail. If you're a libertarian, everyone looks like a vigilante. The post refers to a new site, LA Material, which has a detailed story on what might be called a security services provider, Ghost Town in Venice, a beachfront part of Los Angeles that has a big homeless problem. What I think is happening here is that entrepreneurs are recognizing that there are innovative legal ways to address problems like squatting and homelessness that don't directly involve law enforcement, which may be prevented by state laws or department policies from intervening over s...