Gotchi Guy46
Well-known member
Hi, before I start I just want to say that this is a serious topic, I am not joking nor spamming, so only serious answers.
I'm assuming most of you have seen the movie Kickass, if not i'll briefly skim the plot for you. In the movie a teenager fantasises about becoming a superhero, and by superhero I don't mean with powers, I mean a human like Batman, to clear that up, anyway eventually he buys a costume and twin batons and starts off with little things such as finding lost pets, etc. At first he gets brutally beaten to a pulp, because he has no martial arts training whatsoever, and is taken to hospital. Later when he recovers he is searching for a lost cat and accidentally stops a fleeing man from his attackers. While they attack the victim, Kickass is enraged at how they are treating him. He goes to attack the man but gets shoved aside by one of the attackers as he says 'It's none of your business' Kickass then says 'Yes it is' and goes to fight them. Now, this scene is realistic because he doesn't actually win, per se but he also gets some hits in with his batons, anyway I'm getting off topic.
What I'm saying is if you were in a low-crime neighbourhood, and you practised several different forms of martial arts you could become both mentally and physically superior to criminals, what's to stop you from donning your own costume, complete with kevlar body armour, and a weapon (not guns, a good superhero would strictly prohibit killing) such as a baton and go and fight some crime?
Now I know what you're thinking. Yes, all a criminal would have to do would be to shoot you, but thats what the armour is there for right? I'm not going to lie, I actually considered this once. Kickass had several flaws though, his costume was bright and looked fun and happy. You want something like Batman's costume, something eerie and you would have to strike fear into the hearts of criminals. You're telling me that if you went out in the dark of the night with extensive martial arts knowledge and an intimidating costume not one person would be afraid? Most criminals are not experienced with fighting, I'm almost certain you could beat up a couple before the Police arrived.
Which brings me to my next topic. It's illegal, vigilante justice is illegal, but let's be honest, a vigilante could stop much more criminals working under the radar. It's just an interesting idea to me, I guess when I saw the scene where the music starts playing and Kickass says "Yes it is" and pulls out his batons and starts fighting the criminals, it's weird because it just inspires me, even though this is borderline insanity.
Basically I'm asking a couple of questions:
Do you think it would be possible? If so, for how long? Would you become an icon like Kickass or would Police lock you up?
Have you fantasised or even considered this?
Is even asking this question insane?
I would prefer a lengthy answer but it doesn't matter, thanks for reading if you read all of that.
I'm assuming most of you have seen the movie Kickass, if not i'll briefly skim the plot for you. In the movie a teenager fantasises about becoming a superhero, and by superhero I don't mean with powers, I mean a human like Batman, to clear that up, anyway eventually he buys a costume and twin batons and starts off with little things such as finding lost pets, etc. At first he gets brutally beaten to a pulp, because he has no martial arts training whatsoever, and is taken to hospital. Later when he recovers he is searching for a lost cat and accidentally stops a fleeing man from his attackers. While they attack the victim, Kickass is enraged at how they are treating him. He goes to attack the man but gets shoved aside by one of the attackers as he says 'It's none of your business' Kickass then says 'Yes it is' and goes to fight them. Now, this scene is realistic because he doesn't actually win, per se but he also gets some hits in with his batons, anyway I'm getting off topic.
What I'm saying is if you were in a low-crime neighbourhood, and you practised several different forms of martial arts you could become both mentally and physically superior to criminals, what's to stop you from donning your own costume, complete with kevlar body armour, and a weapon (not guns, a good superhero would strictly prohibit killing) such as a baton and go and fight some crime?
Now I know what you're thinking. Yes, all a criminal would have to do would be to shoot you, but thats what the armour is there for right? I'm not going to lie, I actually considered this once. Kickass had several flaws though, his costume was bright and looked fun and happy. You want something like Batman's costume, something eerie and you would have to strike fear into the hearts of criminals. You're telling me that if you went out in the dark of the night with extensive martial arts knowledge and an intimidating costume not one person would be afraid? Most criminals are not experienced with fighting, I'm almost certain you could beat up a couple before the Police arrived.
Which brings me to my next topic. It's illegal, vigilante justice is illegal, but let's be honest, a vigilante could stop much more criminals working under the radar. It's just an interesting idea to me, I guess when I saw the scene where the music starts playing and Kickass says "Yes it is" and pulls out his batons and starts fighting the criminals, it's weird because it just inspires me, even though this is borderline insanity.
Basically I'm asking a couple of questions:
Do you think it would be possible? If so, for how long? Would you become an icon like Kickass or would Police lock you up?
Have you fantasised or even considered this?
Is even asking this question insane?
I would prefer a lengthy answer but it doesn't matter, thanks for reading if you read all of that.