I Fail to see why vigilante action should be considered a crime.

Ironic that the word Vigilante is derived from Vigilant which indicates honour and dedication to a cause - in this particular case justice. Arguments of 'shouldn't take law into own hands' forget that the law protects criminals right to victimise and targets those who intervene when police are not available on time to prevent someone from being hurt - an addict can beat an old lady for her purse, somebody steps in uses possibly too much force, the old lady has a broken hip and the case is thrown out, the junkie lays assault charges and claims victim of crime compensation. This was one real example brought to my attention by a friend who doesn't understand why he got charged but junkie didn't.

To this end I propose the inauguration of the Action awards for public service.
Awards derived from inspiring action films such as:
Death Wish award for vendettas.
Dirty Harry award for violence.
Mickey & Mallory (Natural Born Killers) award for media attention.
McManus Brothers (Boondock Saints) award for miraculous results.
Frank Castle (The Punisher) award for full scale war.
If we make an event and a media circus out of it we might actually have citizens attacking sex offenders etc bringing across the clear message that a slap on the wrist from our courts is insufficient and we will not stand for people spiking drinks, preying on children or helpless individuals to satisfy their urges.
Upping the scale of the war on drugs to include blowing up warehouses, shooting traffickers/dealers would do more then previous campaigns have achieved.