Real Life Super Hero Arrested 590
First time accepted submitter Pat Attack writes "In an ironic twist of fate, Phoenix Jones, a self-styled super hero from Seattle, has landed in jail. Jones happened upon a group of people fighting in the street and tried to stop the fight using pepper spray. He was arrested by police on four counts of assault. The New York Daily News quotes Jones: 'I've been shot once and I don't really want it to happen again. I've been stabbed twice, hit with a baseball bat and had my nose broken,' he says. 'But in all those incidents I helped someone who was in danger. If someone is going to take that punishment it should be the guy in body armor,' he said."
Re:Ironically or maybe sadly (Score:4, Informative)
Officer Anthony Bologna has yet to be given his comeuppance.
Re:Sounds sort of like a militia (Score:4, Informative)
Well, in the U.S. at least, the Guardian Angels [wikipedia.org] have been around for decades.
Re:HBO "Superheroes" documentary on these guys (Score:4, Informative)
The Specials (not the yellow bus type) - full body amour, full powers, part timers, normally attend Friday and Saturday night pissed up punch-ups and football matches. Hated because they do it for free - it's all about gaining power and gold stars.
Community Service Officers - no power, only report crimes. Jumped up little Hitlers. The next step up from a traffic warden. Useless waste of money as they get paid a wage.
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Re:Darmok and Jalad at Seattle (Score:4, Informative)
I hate it when I can't remember which NG episode that is from... Brilliant!
Darmok [memory-alpha.org]
Re:Darmok and Jalad at Seattle (Score:3, Informative)