Sunday 2 May 2010

Outlaws and bandits.

An outlaw is a gangster on the run from the law and a bandit is a robber who is usually armed. People who are classed as a bandit/outlaw usually do this type of behaviour because they feel that they can fit into a group or it may be because they get involved in something bigger then them and don't know how to get out of it. So what is in it's favour? What's in it's favour is that it can give them a adrenaline rush and it can give them a feeling of power because they have outdone the government. People might be attracted to this lifestyle because other family members/ friends are involved in it and so they get involved in it .The following are issued that are raised from this type of behaviour:


  1. Should more be done to help young people who are involved in this lifestyle?

  2. Is being a bandit/outlaw ever acceptable?

People tend to disapprove of this type of lifestyle because it they see it as being wrong and dangerous as people can get hurt and sometimes even killed. i think that this type of lifestyle is wrong but things can happen that can make people think that it is the only way out of a messy situation. However, there are those that get involved to make themselves feel like a 'Big Man'. the following are links to FBI files on two notorious outlaws:



  1. http://foia.fbi.gov/bonclyd/bonclyd.pdf

  2. http://foia.fbi.gov/floydsum/floydsum.pdf

The following is a picture of a bandit:

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