[Dylan16807]

Vigilantism is based on using illegal methods to enforce the law.

Hiring a guard for land you don't own is using illegal methods to break the law. (Assuming the guard actually does anything.)

I see this as worse than vigilantism, and I find it really odd to see you explain it as less bad. I seriously doubt that the majority of these landowners are actually mistaken about who owns the beach.

[akiselev]

I don't think you understood what "guard" meant in this scenario. The guards couldn't stop anyone from walking onto the beach. And an easement in this case means that the public can use the land without owning it. Public beach access is a requirement for building permits on the waterfront.

This isn't vigilantism. They're trying to mislead the public about their rights, not enforce some law with illegal methods. I'd be damned if any of our politicians were arrested for that, let alone some Malibu residents.

[Dylan16807]

Are you ignoring the part where I said "assuming the guards do anything"?