Bandit is a term that is often used as a synonym for criminal or thief, although a more specific meaning can be attributed to it. According to the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE), a bandit is a fugitive from justice who is called on the one hand (an edict or mandate issued by a higher order).
In general, the bandit acts armed and in a group, as we have pointed out, his target being robbery on roads, routes and unpopulated places, mostly, where he attacks travelers and keeps their belongings; It is very strange that the bandit has committed other crimes such as kidnapping or smuggling.
Banditry is a truly ancient and widespread practice in our culture. The causes of its appearance and diffusion are the impoverishment of some communities due to the misery and injustice that prevail and that led its members to overcome them through crime.
On the other hand, in colloquial language, it is common to use this term to explain that person who is characterized by being very naughty or presenting a bad intention in their behavior, for example, deceiving and defrauding other people through a modus operandi in which you first show trustworthiness and then gain the trust of your future victims.
Meanwhile, when children stand out for committing a lot of mischief or are restless, that is, they do not stay calm and always hold on, they touch things even if they are told not to, it is very common that they are said about them that they are bandits, to be called somehow. Jesus is a bandit, when he comes home he spoils everything.
Also, the word bandit has been used to title movies and songs that justify the stories of people who cheat, cheat, or commit crimes.
Banditry flourishes in times of political and economic oppression, racial and religious antagonism, social demoralization , and weak governments. Sometimes it arises from popular mobilization against a foreign invader when Guerrilla Warfare degenerates into illegal activity and patriotism gives way to looting. Sometimes it takes place at national borders, especially when there is little vigilance on patrols. Bandits carry out their activities in mountainous areas where hiding places abound.
