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Visual Rhetoric Project

Explore the ethics of vigilante justice in the Craigslist Killer case where Elytte and Miranda Barbour claim to be doing society a favor by killing sexual predators they met through ads. Delve into the implications of taking the law into one's hands on this scale.

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Visual Rhetoric Project

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  1. Visual Rhetoric Project JT Groce

  2. The Craigslist Killer • Elytte and Miranda Barbour have been charged with stabbing and strangling Troy LaFerrara after meeting with him Nov. 11, 2013, through a Craigslist ad in which Miranda Barbour reportedly offered LaFerrara sex in exchange for money. Miranda claims she warned the victims that she was a minor before they met, if the victim walked away they would not be killed. The Babour’s believed they were doing society a favor by killing these sexual predators. Both were arrested in December. Since then, Miranda Barbour has claimed to be responsible for more than 20 other murders, including one in Los Angeles, this has sparked national attention.

  3. Topics • "Vigilante justice” • Responsibility for ones actions • Public Safety

  4. Prompt • In light of the Babour’s arrest for the craigslist murder spree that they claim to be justifiable based on their judgment of the victims being sexual predators, write a well developed essay where you defend refute or qualify whether or not vigilante justice on this scale is acceptable.

  5. Source • Bloomekatz, Ari. "Craigslist Killer." Los Angeles Times. 21 2, 2014, Web. 25 Feb. 2014.

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