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Superheroes at Work

By TChris, Section Crime in the News
Posted on Sun May 03, 2009 at 07:08:10 PM EST
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Move over, Spiderman. There's a new superhero in the crime-fighting game.

Shadow Hare may not strike fear into the hearts of Cincinnati criminals as effectively as Batman in Gotham City -- at 5'7" and lacking such helpful abilities as flight or web-spinning, Shadow Hare doesn't seem like much of a threat to criminals older than 12 -- but he's armed with a taser, pepper spray, handcuffs and good intentions.

And it turns out he's not alone in the superhero business. Shadow Hare teams with Wall Creeper in Colorado, Master Legend in Florida, and Aclyptico in Pennsylvania to fight crime as the Allegiance of Heroes. (Apparently all the good superhero names have been used up, Green Lantern having taken the last of them.)

Just one question, guys. Where were you during the Bush Administration, when the nation really needed crime-fighting heroes?

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    lol!~ (5.00 / 1) (#2)
    by nycstray on Sun May 03, 2009 at 08:08:13 PM EST
    It appears they don't believe in keeping themselves in peak physical condition
    As I used to tell my children, (none / 0) (#1)
    by steviez314 on Sun May 03, 2009 at 07:57:34 PM EST
    It's all fun and games 'til someone loses an eye.

    The Blue Raja... (none / 0) (#5)
    by Salo on Sun May 03, 2009 at 09:30:00 PM EST
    ...put out many an eye with a blunt spoon.

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    CNN had a video of the Cincy (none / 0) (#3)
    by scribe on Sun May 03, 2009 at 08:08:18 PM EST
    superheroes, the other day.

    Having watched it, I was left with two impressions:

    1.  Lime green superhero tights over a hanging gut Does Not Work (except to inspire #2, infra).
    2.  The crew videoed Mr. Lime Green tights reporting something or other to a local cop.  The cop took the report, but while doing so could not help but laugh in the face of Mr. Lime Green Tights, at his ridiculous appearance.


    Potato Chip Man and the Human Toothpick! (none / 0) (#4)
    by Salo on Sun May 03, 2009 at 09:28:57 PM EST
    Anyway, if they go around feeding the homeless they would be preventing crime wouldn't they?  

    Hunger is crime.  So's having no place to call home.

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    Anybody remember the old Hill Street Blues? (none / 0) (#6)
    by SeeEmDee on Mon May 04, 2009 at 07:32:53 AM EST
    There was an episode where some guy thought he was a superhero. The cop played by Bruce Weitz tried to dissuade him, telling him he looked silly, but the guy wouldn't listen. The superhero-wannabe wound up getting killed in a hold-up or something.

    Evidently, these guys have seen too much TeeVee, like the little kid who stood in front of my car and raised his hand like he was Superman or something. Damn good thing I was moving slowly and had new brakes. He was lucky, but these clowns won't be...

    I don't know... (none / 0) (#7)
    by kdog on Mon May 04, 2009 at 08:53:28 AM EST
    I admire the intentions of the wanna-be heroes...seeing injustice and acting on it, working to improve life in their communities.  So they're a little weird...who isn't?

    Sure, they run the risk of getting themselves killed, but there are worse ways to go out. I say rock on Allegiance of Heroes and stick that thorn in the side of evil-doers everywhere.

    Also (none / 0) (#8)
    by TChris on Mon May 04, 2009 at 12:43:37 PM EST
    it's good exercise for the hero who appears to be spending too much time reading comic books on the couch and eating a fast food diet.

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