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You have to understand the mind of a nerd; we have coped with ridicule all of our lives, so ridicule is not going to stop him.
To clarify, I'm not a RLSH, just a nerd.
these guys are not half the embarrassment that the "anarchist" punks are.
The pretension that they are changing anything is just precious.
The vandalism, just obnoxious.
Has the man in the Phoenix Jones costume faced actual criminal charges for assault yet? There must be something applicable about interfering with a police investigation or something.
Real Life Super Villains. Ok, maybe "solution" isn't the right word...but still!
FWIW, I actually like the Purple Reign Campaign. I have no idea how effective it is (probably not very), but domestic violence awareness campaigns are a good thing in my book.
Constant has jumped the shark.
You brighten my day.
According to your 'white privilege' world view wouldn't the immigrants' rights march been 'attacked' by the police?
@8 From my brief skimming...sure! Certainly some interesting story arcs going on...
"Meanwhile, Annie January, an evangelical Christian who fights crime as the superheroine Starlight, is recruited to join the Seven, the most elite of the superhero teams. Annie quickly learns that the Seven are not as wholesome as their reputation suggests, as she is forced to perform oral sex on the Homelander to gain entry into the group."
as long as they aren't hurting anyone and staying on the right side of the law who cares?
Our city has 'super' heroes. That's kinda silly - and fun.
Super Heroes are, by default, incredibly selfish
You talking about the anarchists right? The ones who actually broke windows of small businesses last night?
You're talking about the anarchists right?
Phoenix Jones is addressing the lack of foot patrols in areas of Seattle where they are needed. As they operate today, SPD are effectively garbagemen. You call them AFTER something happens and they come clean up the mess. Jones is out there almost every night walking a beat and preventing crime like police officers ought to be doing. If you want to retire Phoenix Jones, make public safety a priority in the budget and fully fund the SPD.
That's not an excuse for excessive force later in the night, but at some point you have to ask, well, what do we expect? It pisses me off to no end. I potentially would hold some sympathy for the anarchocommunist demonstrators, but I don't. I have more radical friends that would theoretically be all for their demonstrations, but they're more pissed at them than I am (for "giving anarchists a bad name"). So, what are the masses of relatively apolitical citizens and commuters taking away from this? What the fuck are these guys proving?
As for the "superheroes", yes it's dumb, yes it's counterproductive. But I think perhaps there's a larger problem to address.
if we lived in a city where people were actually willing to help one another I bet Jones would be out of a job.
- start a campaign to recognize real life superheroes, the unmasked folks who help others and don't stand by when people are in need. Could even just be those who call the cops or fire department. That would take the cachet and spotlight away from the jackasses in tights while more properly celebrating the spirit they ostensibly uphold.
- start a legal fund to file civil suits on behalf of anyone pepper-sprayed or otherwise harassed by Fodor & his wannabes and who isn't subsequently charged with a crime. Defending himself against even one or two valid lawsuits will put him out of business. He doesn't have a.) money, b.) supporters with money, or c.) an army of supporters big enough to raise money.
VIVA every superhero, born freak, made freak, drag-queen, space nun, fairy, brony, leather-daddy, belly-dancer, burner, hippie, artsy-ass, LARPer, cosplayer, trekker, slutwalker, artclown, uber-goth, lumberjack, plushie, twerker, crust punk, derby girl, nudist, carny trash, glamazon... ETC.-- and BOO to anyone who ever tries to shame you or uses the phrase "grown-up pants." VIVA SEATTLE.
Paragraphs.
Not long stuff.
Do you even read this stuff before its posted?
I give the superheros some cred, they actually stepped up and did it, meanwhile losers like Paul will continue to masturbate to the deeds of cartoon heroes.
Yes. Nerdy types should go back in their corner and feel bad about themselves again. Because that's obviously how they should be slotted and kept. Fucking nerds feeling good for once. Let's kill that before it becomes a trend.
Dude, I'll be they'll let you play if you just ask.
Really? Fucking really? Yes, sometimes well-intentioned activism doesn't help, it hurts. It causes more problems. You go back to the drawing board and you try again. You don't keep going because you get your jollies off on living some childhood fantasy.
Real Life Super Heroes are to crime fighting what "No Child Left Behind" was to education.
Or is it just the perception that it's only in Seattle that real life superheroes represent some sort of public nuisance?
Except that they're not.
@41: "people who are trying to help"
And they're not.
"The whining is the worst."
Then follow your advice and shut up more often.
He seems to have this certain kind of apologetic self-awareness that what he does is ridiculous. I don't know if any of you have actually talked with him or seen interviews or anything, but he knows he was a dumb, angry, impulsive kid, and he talks about how this whole superhero act is just kind of how he channels his anger problems and thrillseeking into something that's (narrowly) on the right side of the law and, at least in principle, attempts to help people. From what I've read, he does actually do at least as much good as your average neighborhood watch, and that's better than nothing.
I'm not saying he's all that successful. He gets into trouble with the cops often enough, and for every mugger he tackles, there are probably half a dozen protesters who get pepper-sprayed. I'm not really defending him, even. I just... kinda like him. I do. I don't think he's an embarrassment or pathetic. He's just a goofy guy trying to work out his personal problems in a way that's fun and nominally decent.
And as a final note: I can't for the life of me understand how some of you people just loved the shit out of Colton Harris-Moore and still hate on Phoenix Jones, unless it's racism. Is it racism?
@everyone who says some variation of 'they're not hurting anybody:' They're going out and looking for fights. Even if nobody has been hurt yet—and that's a debatable point—I promise you that somebody will get hurt. And plus, it sets a terrible precedent. I'd rather not live in a Seattle where everyone feels compelled to forcibly enter into everyone else's business, armed with mace.
"I'd rather not live in a Seattle where everyone feels compelled to forcibly enter into everyone else's business, armed with mace." - Paul Constant "Journalist"
Then go the fuck back to the east coast where you belong.
I live in the Puget Sound Region because I like it weird. And the weirder this place gets, the better.
Phoenix Jones and his team need training, EMT-Basic style training to make them effective at helping people. I'm not saying we should pay them or anything-the city's broke as it is. But we can definitely turn them into something useful.
As for the crazy outfits? Have you forgotten that this is Seattle? The Emerald Fucking City? You named this town after the Wizard of Oz and you're complaining about a group of adults with infantile fantasies? Right, because wanting to live in Dorothy's Dreamworld shows just how fucking grown up you are. Click your heels three times and maybe you'll get sent to Kansas. After a few hours of Midwest boredom, you'll be begging for Phoenix Jones to bring you back to the Freak Kingdom.
You know what makes life endurable for me? Drag night at Julia's. A statue of Lenin that occasionally has xmas lights draped over it along with bizarre clothes. Attitudinal baristas. People riding bicycles through town naked and calling it a protest. Crazy ass musical acts in rundown Wallingford bars. Funny people who know how to laugh at themselves. Knowing that whoever you are, you can fit in here. Overhearing 13 different languages on a half hour bus ride.
I feel safe here. This is s place where I can live without fear of somebody attacking me because I like to suck dick or because I'm on the Left and don't believe in gods. This is my home, too. And I hope you won't ruin it by driving out the weird.
OMG I agree with you, which means the statement must be true.
Also, I remember the Q Patrol being uniformed and pink and they were my superheroes back in the day.
I was not apart of May Day 2012. Please do not associate me with that. I like to remain neutral in judgement I have been around the world a few times and well cultured. I have aided many cultures even if I don't understand or agree with the ideas.
My goal is to use my experience and training to protect people's right to a productive safe protest and serve the people. I raised my right hand to serve and preserve the rights of WE THE PEOPLE of the United States of America.
You have the right to protest i support that. But I will also protect those who do not wish to be involved to include their property.
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Look at that - I'm conflating your writing with the idiocy of stockpiling firearms. You made that happen too. For shame.
So how are people in LA a different breed then Seattle?
@37 - I love you.
Yea if Constant can get you, me and tacoma traveler to agree he must be a D Bag.
Lets chip in and get him a one way ticket back home.
@83: You're assuming that anyone's playing value judgments about the RLSH that don't also apply to the black bloc. Good intentions don't apply to vigilantes, and again, if we don't trust the police to properly do the job, why do we trust some asshat on the street to do any better with unchecked authority?
WHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINE.
There. Feel better now?
You're all selfish, truly and deeply selfish and you're all the downfall of this once great country. I commend these heroes who are entirely selfless and put others before themselves.
If even one person in all of Seattle looks up to them, then who are you to try and take that away from them?