Bored at work? Finding it ever more difficult to fill your unemployed days with Come Dine with Me repeats? Looking for a hobby? Well look no further than the newest fad to spread across Britain: Casual vigilantism.

The revelation today that several men who attacked two cross dressed revellers in central London, only to discover that their victims were cage fighters, has highlighted what was recently referred to by cool guy Mr Hudson as “the best thing since the ‘lets see if their shell suit is flammable’ craze of the nineties.

A spokesperson for Vigilante support group ‘If He Looks Like a Pedo, He Probably Is (IHLLPHPI)’ told us today that they have been organising and encouraging amateur groups all around the country to get out and attack people who they think might be criminals; “We offer a manual on what kind of weapons to use, detailed instructions on how not to burn yourself when setting fire to a suspected rapist, and try as best we can to offer assistance to any kind of torture situation. Really though we’re just here to make sure everyone stays safe, after all its meant to be fun.”

One volunteer vigilante, a middle aged housewife named Margaret, explained that she had joined her local after-work vigilante group because she’d “always wanted to know how it felt to strangle the life out of a criminal, without all the hassle of due diligence.”

Those in the know have been taking part in the new craze for several months, and even celebrities have been taking part. Lily Allen recently Tweeted about how she had spent the previous night “petrol bombing the house of some guy who’s been offering the local kids sweets.”