Real-Life SuperHeroes? Perhaps This Isn't As Good As First Thought

Growing up I always wanted to be a superhero. Then I thought being a vigilante would be bad-ass. And, to be frank, during my darker moments, I've considered villainy...who knows, it could be fun.

But again these were dreams.

Sad to say, but I believe citizens of Washington deem otherwise.

http://www.dailydot.com/news/phoenix-jones-fight-video/

There is much to now think of, mainly the issue of whether or not this can go on in modern-day society.

But is legalizing fighting good? Will "boys be boys" as the old saying goes? Is the allowance of non-participation of police, safe, or do we now have too much freedom?

Does this mark the dawn of a new era of bringing fiction to the streets?

This could be cool...or not. Maybe, in this case, fiction is best left to the comic books after all.

With much to weigh and consider, I leave you with one of my favorite quotes:

"What am I giving people by running around in tights and punching crooks? What am I showing them? Am I showing them that good wins out, the crime does not pay, that the cavalry is always on its way — or am I showing them that any idiot with fists for brains can get his way if he’s fast enough and mean enough? Am I fighting violence — or teaching it?"

-- Daredevil, from Roulette