I suspect they actually prosecute criminals there, that’s a major difference.
My friend is a ship’s Captain and travels all over the world. He was struck by very little children playing outside with supervision by slightly older kids in the Philippines. The locals told him the kids are safe because the people “take care of” the pedophiles and human traffickers themselves. No LE required.
Duterte killed ‘em and the world cringed.
This goes back nearly 50 years, but I was once on a shopping street there, and a thief stole an item from a shop. As he ran out the owner started shouting, and before the thief could get to the end of the street, all the other shop owners came out with bats and stopped him