Real-life league of superheroes in Seattle

[Aesop Rocks]

If anyone knows what Colossal Spoon's looks and sounds like, yeah, that's totally him.

 

[Paroxysm]

I doubt that. One incident of a guy trying to help someone and getting himself or someone else killed isn't going to spark federal legislation to restrict citizens' legal ability to invervene in life threatening situations.

Dude, remove yourself from the fantasy world and comeback to reality.

What?

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[Aesop Rocks]

Oh, it's rave time?

One, two, whoop whoop!

 

[The Question]

Dude, remove yourself from the fantasy world and comeback to reality.

I'm not in a fantasy world. One incident of that wouldn't spark massive federal legislation. Hell, a handful of unrelated incidents wouldn't. It would have to be a major social trend for that to happen. Especially now, when gay rights and health care are such a huge focus of the legislative branch right now.

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That didn't answer my question at all.

 

[Paroxysm]

How the **** did you get "rave time" from a picture of Peaches? lol

 

[Aesop Rocks]

A bunch of cymbal crashes.

 

[Paroxysm]

I'm not in a fantasy world. One incident of that wouldn't spark massive federal legislation. Hell, a handful of unrelated incidents wouldn't. It would have to be a major social trend for that to happen.

Listen because I'm only going to tell you once.

Helping when they're in trouble is fine.

Looking for trouble to help people from is stupid.

Grow up.

 

[Aesop Rocks]

Pretty much what Paroxysm just said.

 

[The Question]

Listen because I'm only going to tell you once.

Helping when they're in trouble is fine.

Looking for trouble to help people from is stupid.

Grow up.

What in the world does that have to do with what I said? How does that mean that the federal government would spend time and taxpayer's dollars to respond to once incident of someone getting killed or getting someone else killed trying to play good samaritan?

You know, I don't entirely disagree with you. Going out hunting for crimes in progress to save people doesn't make a lot of sense. Ignoring the danger piece for the second, the fact is that it doesn't accomplish much. Even in cities with high crime rates like Baltimore, a walking patrol of a city isn't likely to yield much other than several burnt calories. The likelyhood or running into someone in some kind of trouble who you could actually help is slim. And it's doubtful it would make any kind of impact on a city's crime rates. I do think that something like this could be used as a tool to build up civic morale, help raise awareness for civic problems, and build up a newtork of people who can work together in different ways to improve a community. But by itself, a foot patrol isn't all that helpful. A city with a police force and five extra guys on patrol isn't going to be much different from a city with a police force on patrol.

 

[Aesop Rocks]

You mean, "act your age, not your shoe shize?".

 

[The Question]

You mean, "act your age, not your shoe shize?".

He specifically said "C'mon people. At least act your shoe size." I guess is was referencing that phrase. I just didn't get it.

 

[Mike_D202]

I'd laugh my ass off if Paroxysm was a RLSH in his hometown

 

[BlackLantern]

Listen because I'm only going to tell you once.

Helping when they're in trouble is fine.

Looking for trouble to help people from is stupid.

Grow up.

Yeah....agreed

of course, in my area...most people just keep shuffling along with their head down or ignoring whats going on because they don't want to be next

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

Saw a police man today who was fat as ****. This guy was so damn huge, like 90's John Goodman huge. I was looking at this man and wondering how someone is meant to feel safe, right there and then, I wanted him replaced for that dressed up dude.

 

[Asteroid-Man]

I just saw it over at tyt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftEpx5DhhRU
So great!

 

[BlackLantern]

id certainly think its only a matter of time before someone tries to rob a Gas N Go dressed like Twinkie the Kid or something

 

[Paroxysm]

I'd laugh my ass off if Paroxysm was a RLSH in his hometown

I'd say I'm more of a RLSV. more alone the lines of the Monarch. Perhaps I should drive down to Seattle and arch Phoenix Jones.

 

[BlackLantern]

just make sure you have all your Arching paperwork filled out for the Guild

you know how they are about that stuff

 

[Paroxysm]

Saw a police man today who was fat as ****. This guy was so damn huge, like 90's John Goodman huge. I was looking at this man and wondering how someone is meant to feel safe, right there and then, I wanted him replaced for that dressed up dude.

That cop had a gun though, Phoenix Jones just has imagination.

 

[Paroxysm]

just make sure you have all your Arching paperwork filled out for the Guild

you know how they are about that stuff

that's what henchmen are for. t:

 

[Optimus_Prime_]

I think my favorite part of the story is where he explains he's wearing a "bullet proof" vest, like that will help him in any way possible. Bullet proof vests don't work like they do in the movies, they only work on certain firearms, and they turn otherwise fatal injuries into non-fatal injuries, however it doesn't mean you won't get seriously injured wearing one. Also, I'm a little scared by his baton taser. Great! You can potentially kill people with that. With cops, they're protected by our laws when they use their weapons; they are licensed to carry them after they've proven themselves responsible with them and they can be confiscated if they abuse them. Sad thing for Phoenix Jones is some petty criminal he stops could actually sue him, even avoid ANY LEGAL CONSEQUENCE WHATSOEVER by his intervention. For example, if he caught a buglar breaking into a car, and beat him up it wouldn't take much legal manuevering by a good defense attorney to have the charges against the buglar dropped while pressing assault charges on the RLSH in question.

 

[Spider-X]

I think my favorite part of the story is where he explains he's wearing a "bullet proof" vest, like that will help him in any way possible. Bullet proof vests don't work like they do in the movies, they only work on certain firearms, and they turn otherwise fatal injuries into non-fatal injuries, however it doesn't mean you won't get seriously injured wearing one. Also, I'm a little scared by his baton taser. Great! You can potentially kill people with that. With cops, they're protected by our laws when they use their weapons; they are licensed to carry them after they've proven themselves responsible with them and they can be confiscated if they abuse them. Sad thing for Phoenix Jones is some petty criminal he stops could actually sue him, even avoid ANY LEGAL CONSEQUENCE WHATSOEVER by his intervention. For example, if he caught a buglar breaking into a car, and beat him up it wouldn't take much legal manuevering by a good defense attorney to have the charges against the buglar dropped while pressing assault charges on the RLSH in question.

Phoenix was actually interviewed on a local radio show here in Seattle that i was listening to (The Men's Room on 99.9 KISW...quality radio programming, highly recommended). He's well aware of the law and his abilities and doesn't come of as dissolutioned at all. He claims he'd never through a punch unless necessary, so any act of "beating up" would be considered self defense.

There are smart ways of going about things like this, even though it sounds crazy. The guy knows what's up, he knows he could be killed pretty easliy doing what he's doing if he's not careful, but he wants to do it so more power to him. And he's not doing elaborate busts of drug cartells or crap like that, he just parols the streets looking for petty crimes to stop. I just hope he's careful and I appreciate his service.

 

[Paroxysm]

lynnwood police spokeswoman shannon sessions said tuesday there is no proof that a crime even occurred. No police report has been filed, she said.

“we don't know anything about it,” she said. “it's probably false.”

larp fail

 

[Chris Wallace]

Thanks a lot, Millar.

 

[The Question]

Thanks a lot, Millar.

This sort of thing's been happening for a while before Kick-Ass was written.