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"Criminals are a cowardly, superstitious lot..."

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14:02 / 09.07.03

Being a superhero and doing what is good for 'civilians' will not always be mutual, and besides there can be various ways of being a hero, being a cyber activist online, is this not a form of being a 'doo-gooder' and yet we find that issues are a lot more complex than our comic book counterparts would have it.
There is a large gap between justice and the law for example, which brings up the stark contrast which there is inevitably going to be between 'hero', which stands for law and 'vigilante' which will be justice. So here do we come to the age old idea that really it is not the heros but the villains which bring about all real advancements in society? those that dare transgress against the law, are the true upholders of the future, all the great leaders in history were by their nature criminals. In their way they will be doing what is in the best interest of the people, which will not always be in the interest of the law.
so are real heroes those who dare to transgress?
sorry a bit rushed but i gotta go, ill rewrite what i mean more clearly later...

Spyder Todd 2008

18:57 / 09.07.03

"Of course we're criminals. We've always been criminals. We have to be criminals."
-The Dark Night Returns

23:09 / 29.09.03

Another bump.

Motorists of Britain, rejoice! Your champion is here, defending you from draconian parking laws! Look! There at the kerb! It's...

...Angle-Grinder Man!

Yes, it's Angle-Grinder Man, "the U.K.’s first wheel-clamp and speed camera vigilante cum subversive superhero philanthropist entertainer type personage."

One of those moments when words just fail me.

01:57 / 01.10.03

You said "cum".

16:22 / 08.03.05

Meet Dr. Batman.

He liked the signature, so he changed his name.

17:12 / 08.03.05

I have naturally assessed the risk of being called Dr Batman if I want to be taken seriously as a physician. But my goal is to become a pediatrician. In this case I believe being called Batman can definitely be something positive.

Certainly, if I was a parent, I'd be inclined to take the prospect of someone called Dr Batman treating my child very seriously. Very seriously indeed.

17:34 / 08.03.05

I fight crime in my own special way..I stopped stealing...but Ive yet to come up with the perfect costume.

A flourescent cape and head-mounted siren. And mittens.

02:12 / 09.03.05

It makes me uneasy that this guy is out there with a gun.

"I got a letter from a general at the Pentagon when the name change went through and he says it was great to have the employ of the commander of the Autobots in the National Guard."

Jake, Colossus of Clout

02:34 / 09.03.05

Oh, shit! I remember hearing about Optimus Prime a while back. It's too bad you only have your last name stitched on your BDUs.

07:34 / 09.03.05

"If all Americans followed this soldier's example, we could win the war in six hours."

How?

08:33 / 09.03.05

Because they could all turn into planes and tanks, obviously.

18:55 / 09.05.06

Vigilante (economic) justice hits the streets of Hamburg, Germany—with the battle cry, "The fat years are over!"

Teen Teutons, anyone?

12:51 / 12.01.07

Police on Tyneside are seeking a man carrying a sword who came to the aid of plain clothes officers during a burglary attempt.

The officers were threatened by a man with a knife after they discovered armed men trying to break into a house in Laygate, South Shields.

Another man armed with a samurai sword appeared and attacked the man with the knife, before leaving the scene.

Oh, and he had a message from the future, too.

12:57 / 12.01.07

Oh, and he had a message from the future, too.

It wasn't about an evil shape-changing sorceror called Aku by any chance?

ONLY NICE THINGS

13:22 / 12.01.07

Or the threat of the new Caliphate?

02:48 / 14.01.07

The Lost finale?

uncle retrospective

14:45 / 14.01.07

The officers were threatened by a man with a knife after they discovered armed men trying to break into a house in Laygate, South Shields.

Another man armed with a samurai sword appeared and attacked the man with the knife, before leaving the scene.

Dear God, there's a good chance I know this muppet.
Never trust a larper.

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