The subject of bandits and outlaws becoming folk heroes has long been a source of interest.
Outlaws becoming romantic folk heroes instead of being castigated can happen when the society in question is not happy with the laws that govern it.
KL Steckmesser in his book Robin Hood and the American Outlaw (1966; pages 348-355) published by University of Illonois Press, USA, stated that outlaws such as Jesse James should be viewed within the variant parent tradition where it is the law that is currupt while people like Jesse James and Sam Bass are people servinga higher cause.
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