Vigilantism and the Lawful Alignment in OotS

[Kish]

That would put you in extreme minority status if you think that "allowing to happen" is the same as "actively bringing about."

I doubt that.

In any case, the moral standard of the D&D Player's Handbook is based on the writer's opinion--not some kind of vote. If it wasn't, based on my observations here and on the Internet in general, I imagine it wouldn't be evil to judge races rather than individuals...and yet, there it is, in the description of the Lawful Evil alignment.