The most well known bandits and outlaws are probably people like Jesse James and Robin Hood. As we learned from the lecture the story of Robin Hood has changed considerably over time, with him being made out to be a hero who stole from the rich to give to the poor.
The truth about bandits and outlaws were that they were really only out for themselves and didn't really steal from the rich but actually stole from other poor communities, but never their own! This has got to be bad behaviour!!
If we had outlaws nowadays I'm sure they wouldn't be as glorified as Jesse James because he is a figure from the past and people glorify him as an iconic figure because he is from a different era. Today they would just be arrested!!
This website shows newspaper articles about Jesse James:
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