There was a time when we were allowed to collect scalps off the bad guys and display them on an effigy pole.
Many would-be molestors would view the number of scalps displayed on the village effigy pole and decide to take their "business" elsewhere.
"There was a time when we were allowed to collect scalps off the bad guys and display them on an effigy pole."
Instead, how about a collection of gang banger ball caps collected from dead perps shot by the good guys? 
On January 11, 2012, shortly after 2:20 a.m., 24-year-old Marcus Patillo from 5864 Massachusetts Street, was reportedly shot dead during a botched holdup at Rally’s Hamburgers at 910 West 5th Avenue, in Gary, Indiana.