Real Life "Superheroes" fight crime in WA State! Inspired by "Kick-Ass", perhaps?

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Just saw this on the Facebook feed from my favorite local news station here in the DC area...

In the Seattle, Washington area, there's a group of REAL LIFE "SUPERHEROES" defending the residents from the criminal element! It's like Mark Millar's comic & movie Kick-Ass, but IN REAL LIFE... except I'm pretty sure these heroes haven't killed anyone!!!

Check out the article HERE, and also check out this news segment on YouTube:

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Too. Cool. I wish I had the balls and the physical fitness level necessary to do something like that.

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saw your link on facebook and just had to share it.

[Lantern A-train Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Lantern A-train]

Stuff like this has been going on for a while now. They have a whole registry of "heroes" and their locations

http://www.worldsuperheroregistry.co...ry_gallery.htm

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yeah its not kick ass inspired, but im sure kick ass started a new breed of them.

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How do they not get arrested for vigilantism?

[chivalrous Corps Honor Guard Find all posts View Profile Close chivalrous]

This can only end in somebody getting killed :/

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Stuff like this has been going on for a while now. They have a whole registry of "heroes" and their locations

http://www.worldsuperheroregistry.co...ry_gallery.htm

Wow... I had no idea.

[Lantern A-train Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Lantern A-train]

Yea. Alot of those people dress up and travel as part of their neighborhood watch programs.

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How do they not get arrested for vigilantism?

Probably because the city doesn't want to spend the money to prosecute these guys and it would be a bad P.R. move.

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This has been all over the papers here for over a week, And even if he did get arrested, the cops have said he doesn't need to remove the mask and reveal who he is

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I can't believe I'm actually seeing this.

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that's awesome now all I need is go to the gym, learn some martial arts and then I could be a real superhero.

[Jack T. Chance Really knows where his towel is! Find all posts View Profile Close Jack T. Chance]

well they might have the proper "paperwork" to carry such said items

And they aren't illegal everywhere. Only SOME states have banned tasers for private use.

probably.

I look at it like they are being good samaritans helping other people out. Maybe a bit crazy. But no less crazy than someone helping stop a thief or breaking up a fight

Exactly. A Punisher-style vigilante would not go over well... he'd quickly become "Public Enemy # 1" in the eyes of the law. But these guys are just Neighborhood Watch with superhero costumes. Nothing wrong with that, especially since it makes it a bit harder for the perps to find out who thwarted them and retaliate.

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If you hear in the news that Red Robin saved some people, that's me.

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SOmeone needs to send me their measurements