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When people lose faith in institutions, some decide to take matters into their own hands. In Minnesota, examples include a masked figure known as NoMark, who has built a social media following by destroying Flock cameras, and a man in a Spider-Man costume who was arrested over the weekend for assaulting far-right activist Jake Lang, who was also arrested for rioting. 

MPR News host Clay Masters spoke with Christopher Uggen, a sociology professor at the University of Minnesota, about what draws people to vigilantism and what happens when these people take on roles traditionally handled by police.

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Christopher Uggen, a sociology professor at the University of Minnesota, explains some of the causes of vigilantism and what it looks like today.

In Minnesota, some vigilantes are taking justice into their own hands

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In Minnesota, some vigilantes are taking justice into their own hands

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