"beginning to fear that vigilantism is the only solution." That may be A solution, but probably not the best. All Citizens need to be legally empowered and protected should an immediate nation-wide clean-up operation become necessary. There will be plenty of tasks to keep everyone busy. Check out this Plan A.
“beginning to fear that vigilantism is the only solution.”
“Vigilantism” is a term not always properly applied. Refusing to dial 911, and watch people raped and murdered, while you wait for help, does not make you a vigilante. Every damn time I hear someone say, “don’t take the law in your own hands”, as if it is an absolute, I’ve got to ask where they got that idea. It isn’t supposed to be an “American” philosophy.