Gerry the Pacemaker..or Vigilante

Following the recent impromptu account of member Gerry Cantwell's chase of a burglar all over Hawthorn which ultimately lead to said offenders arrest The Shadow especially applauds GC's bravery and persistence.

Despite rejecting joining forces with GC  he was actioned to look up the definition of "vigilante" following rumours of approaches by an anonymous committee to Gerry.  Fascinating  .....

a person who tries in an unofficial way to prevent crime, or to catch and punish someone who has committed a crime, especially because they do not think that official organizations, such as the police, are controlling crime effectively. Vigilantes usually join together to form groups.

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A vigilante is a person who ignores due process of law and enacts their own form of justice in response to a perception of insufficient response by the authorities. Several groups and individuals have been labeled as vigilantes by various historians and media. Vigilantes have been central to several creative fictional works and are often depicted as being heroes and retaliatory against wrongdoers.