Has anybody every thought about becoming a vigilante..seriously?

[MessiahDecoy123]

Being an effective vigilante only works in comics and movies.

In real life it's hard to find crime victims randomly.

You'd just be roaming the streets endlessly until you drew unwanted attention and became a victim yourself.

and before you say police scanner, it's unlikely you'll consistently beat the police to the scene of the crime.

 

[Warhammer]

^I see what you guys mean. I feel like in the real world, there really isn't room for vigilantism. And quite honestly, when you watch a film like Batman Begins and place it in "our world," guys like Commissioner Loeb really aren't the assh***s they are made out to be.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

Sometimes, I do fantasize about a car crash happening down the road from me and how I'd react to it. I wonder if the opportunity presented itself, would I be selfless and try to pull someone out of a flipped car, etc.

You don't fantasize about the glowing media coverage afterward and the inevitable groupie chicks sending you nude pics and hotel keys?

Well neither do I.

 

[Pink Ranger]

Sometimes, I do fantasize about a car crash happening down the road from me and how I'd react to it. I wonder if the opportunity presented itself, would I be selfless and try to pull someone out of a flipped car, etc.

That actually happened to me one time. Your brain kind of shuts off at that point, and you kind of run on automatic, so it helps to have some good first-aid training embedded into your brain, so the 10% of it that you can recall in the situation comes in handy.

Although I would advise against going to heroic lengths to pull someone out of a vehicle when they are immobilized inside it, unless there is an immediate danger (fire, a train coming, etc.). You might want to leave that for the professional first responders, as you might cause more serious injury attempting to rescue someone.

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

I have been in one fight in my life. I was drunk and this guy punched me in the face, I fell over, I got up and said "You win dude" and that was that. Based on this one instance I would say that my crime fighting capabilities are very low and I would be an ineffective vigilante. Maybe I could fight cyber-crime from my computer. That would suit me better

 

[charl_huntress]

Being an effective vigilante only works in comics and movies.

In real life it's hard to find crime victims randomly.

You'd just be roaming the streets endlessly until you drew unwanted attention and became a victim yourself.

and before you say police scanner, it's unlikely you'll consistently beat the police to the scene of the crime.

The only way I could see someone becoming a vigilante is if they targeted a specific crime, and not just crime in general. In my opinion, we have had some vigilantes like this throughout the years, but a vigilante who just stops all crime is kind of ridiculous and non feasible if you ask me.

 

[Pink Ranger]

I have been in one fight in my life. I was drunk and this guy punched me in the face, I fell over, I got up and said "You win dude" and that was that. Based on this one instance I would say that my crime fighting capabilities are very low and I would be an ineffective vigilante. Maybe I could fight cyber-crime from my computer. That would suit me better

Your superhero name can be The Drunken Punchtaker.

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

My super power would be to take the ass kicking off another so they could run away! Haha I guess that would kind of make me Kick Ass until he learns to fight

 

[Black Narcissus]

I would, but Wesley Snipes took my superhero name.

BlackMan.

 

[Wildcard]

The practical and ethical implications are so evident to anyone over the age of 12 that I have to wonder how this thread continues. But.... It's a hoot to read. Keep em' coming.

On some level, everyone who has posted in this topic believes the idea is possible...otherwise, why bother even replying?

Amazing that all of these fictional stories can be created where threads are specifically woven to show how it could all go down only for us to say "oh yeah, in real REAL life it could never happen."

The world is full of possibilities, & I'd be quicker to support a citizen standing up for the people than I would a coward saying "do nothing, let it be."

 

[ShadowBoxer]

Honestly, yes I have thought about becoming a vigilante. My life story would actually make for a good hero origin story. My grandfather was murder just as I was getting to know him as a young kid. To this day it's a un solved murder.... I was bullied as a teen in high school but always wanted to do good, helping others and just make the world a better place.

I even have a hero name and costume design idea. But then I think about Kick Ass and go maybe I should train more, or I just forget it completely ha ha ha. Don't want get killed, stabbed, run over, like he did or arrested by the police. But who knows, of I get properly trained, you might hear of a wild vigilante out in U.S. Ha ha I am joking btw.


But honestly, if there were a real life hero similar to Batman to appear it would probably throw the world into chaos. Tons of crazies would appear aka a real life Joker and tons of copy cat heroes and villians. It will end up being like Kick Ass 2 but on a larger scale.

 

[KevanG]

Up to a point in their lives almost everyone wanted to be a superhero and run around doing whatever they wanted to 'bad guys'. A good amount of them never had any 'traditional' background for superheroes and just wanted to do it because it was cool. Even if you trained to be Bruce Lees clone and got ninja lessons a bullet would still stop you even with various body armors. If you went out and tried to take on a gang of five people, they'd most likely hand you your ass no matter your training. It's not practical in the slightest, especially if you wanted to try and have a 'secret identity' due to the huge amount of monitoring equipment about, cameras in peoples phones and satellites.

If someone did pull a Batman I'd doubt there'd be a serial escalation in crazies like you say there'd be as it's one guy and there's a high chance he'd be dead within a few weeks if he actually went after gangs seriously. Either he'd be dead due to his own stupidity, by gangs or by cops because no matter what Batman says cops don't really like having people trying to assault other people because they think they're in the wrong.

Anyway, just consider what Batman does: He's a rich guy who dresses like an animal to go beat up poor people and mentally unstable people because of issues he's refused to talk about and has kept them inside him until it became a psychosis. That's not the sign of someone to emulate, that's the sign of someone who you should pity.

 

[ShadowBoxer]

Up to a point in their lives almost everyone wanted to be a superhero and run around doing whatever they wanted to 'bad guys'. A good amount of them never had any 'traditional' background for superheroes and just wanted to do it because it was cool. Even if you trained to be Bruce Lees clone and got ninja lessons a bullet would still stop you even with various body armors. If you went out and tried to take on a gang of five people, they'd most likely hand you your ass no matter your training. It's not practical in the slightest, especially if you wanted to try and have a 'secret identity' due to the huge amount of monitoring equipment about, cameras in peoples phones and satellites.

If someone did pull a Batman I'd doubt there'd be a serial escalation in crazies like you say there'd be as it's one guy and there's a high chance he'd be dead within a few weeks if he actually went after gangs seriously. Either he'd be dead due to his own stupidity, by gangs or by cops because no matter what Batman says cops don't really like having people trying to assault other people because they think they're in the wrong.

Anyway, just consider what Batman does: He's a rich guy who dresses like an animal to go beat up poor people and mentally unstable people because of issues he's refused to talk about and has kept them inside him until it became a psychosis. That's not the sign of someone to emulate, that's the sign of someone who you should pity.

Yea you definitely have a point!

 

[Pink Ranger]

I would, but Wesley Snipes took my superhero name.

BlackMan.

Evenblackerman.

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

Honestly, yes I have thought about becoming a vigilante. My life story would actually make for a good hero origin story. My grandfather was murder just as I was getting to know him as a young kid. To this day it's a un solved murder.... I was bullied as a teen in high school but always wanted to do good, helping others and just make the world a better place.

I'm sorry about your grandfather. That's terrible. I had an acquaintance (not quite a friend) murdered a couple years back. I've lost people to cancer, car wrecks and suicide, but knowing someone who was murdered was pretty shocking.

As for the bullying... meh. I think most of us here were bullied in middle school or highschool.

I even have a hero name and costume design idea. But then I think about Kick Ass and go maybe I should train more, or I just forget it completely ha ha ha. Don't want get killed, stabbed, run over, like he did or arrested by the police. But who knows, of I get properly trained, you might hear of a wild vigilante out in U.S. Ha ha I am joking btw.


But honestly, if there were a real life hero similar to Batman to appear it would probably throw the world into chaos. Tons of crazies would appear aka a real life Joker and tons of copy cat heroes and villians. It will end up being like Kick Ass 2 but on a larger scale.

Nah, I just don't see sociopaths, mobsters and serial killers going through the effort to make fancy costumes and adopting super-villain identities. Their violent nature is defined by pre-existing character flaws, and while they'd probably kill someone who got in their way, their focus is on other things.... money, sex, settling scores, etc. They're not looking to get noticed for their crimes by the police and wage a silly dress-up war on a complete stranger. The concept of a real life super villain is even dumber than the concept of a real life super hero.

 

[alfredomotenai]

haven't you though that, instead of vigilantism... you could form neighborhood watches???

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

haven't you though that, instead of vigilantism... you could form neighborhood watches???

This guy sure did a bang-up job in that capacity.

 

[Guts]

haven't you though that, instead of vigilantism... you could form neighborhood watches???

This guy sure did a bang-up job in that capacity.

Or you could shoot aliens in their crotches.

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

Ah, right. That movie…. nobody saw.

 

[Guts]

I only seen it because I checked it out at the library. I didn't even have to pay.

 

[Golgo-13]

Being a serial vigilante won't really work unless you have access to the criminal database ala Dexter; as walking around looking for crimes in progress would be like looking for a needle in a hay stack.

I think vigilantism is far more prominent in our society than one may think because we always hear about random killings on the news; where the police are investigating and have yet to make any arrests; and we as the viewer always assume the victim is innocent. Yet, this victim may have committed some sort of wrong against another person, that nobody knows about, i.e molested someones child, etc - and got dealt the justice that they deserve.

 

[Pink Ranger]

I only seen it because I checked it out at the library. I didn't even have to pay.

And that DVD is now overdue! Somebody has to stop you, criminal filth!

I am the night.

 

[Guts]

I'm not that much of a bad person that I would steal the Watch

 

[jonathancrane]

If I ever decided to entertain the superhero idea, I'd go for the Sherlock Holmes route. Master computer science, forensics, criminology, and logic, and become a detective extraordinaire.

But, no smashing in criminals' faces in with my bare fists.Back in school, I was dragged into fights, but always came out on top. I avoid and hate violence in real life, since my perspective has become decidedly Pacifistic (there are a few exceptions to my philosophy; hence I say Pacifistic, instead of saying that I follow the philosophy 100%.)

 

[Raelis Shae]

just consider what Batman does: He's a rich guy who dresses like an animal to go beat up poor people and mentally unstable people because of issues he's refused to talk about and has kept them inside him until it became a psychosis. That's not the sign of someone to emulate, that's the sign of someone who you should pity.

This is how I feel about vigilantes. It is a wonderful feeling to help people, but to dress up and walk the streets, looking for some random small-time criminal...it's a cry for attention.

A true hero would not need a costume, and a mature person would know that the best way to prevent crime would be to provide basic needs and education to the less privileged.