Real Life Superhero Arrested

I think he had plenty of understanding, the only "wrong" thing he did was wear a costume. The only physical act he performed was pulling the trigger on the can of pepper spray. But the police should have had everyone involved at least detained, not just get half the story and ultimately arrest the wrong guy. But this is just a long line of screw ups the police have been a part of recently...*glares at the Occupy Movement*

Storming into the middle of a group of people (costume or not) and telling them what to do, then breaking out the pepper spray when they refuse to comply, is something only a police officer in uniform has the authority to do. Anyone else is committing an assault. Period.

This guy had no business sticking his nose in there, no business dragging his camera-toting buddy down with him, and no business claiming self-defence when he's the one who barged into a fight knowing full well his options were either take them down or be taken down. Put him in the slammer where he belongs and melt the key down.

He did nothing wrong, because if you look at it in another way the Law holds you accountable if you witness a a crime and DON'T stop it, depending ont he type of crime of course.

I also call major childish, vindictive foul on that Police department for telling a $#^@ Internet dirt sheet the guy's real name..There's no telling who he's upset doing this and now they put his entire family at risk.

Bow ties aren't cool.

The one thing I found interesting about the article which I don't think has been mentioned yet is that he's requested that they leave out his real name which *most* media outlets are complying with.

I don't need this! I need pictures! PICTURES OF SPIDER-MAN!

I really hope you're never lying on the floor while three dudes beat you mercilessly to an audience of people, all the while you are wondering why nobody from that crowd has stepped forward to stop these aggressors, where the cops are or if they're even coming, and if the people kicking your face in are going to stop just before you die or just keep going until your nothing but a memory smeared across the cement.

That's the grown up world, and it's only that way because people are too damn scared of getting hurt to stop those *three* metaphorical people from trying to execute one guy. Well within their power, but completely out of their mind. No, we'd much rather stand back and make up excuses why we shouldn't do anything to get involved. Still, I can't help but wonder if you keep the same rationale when it's you on the floor.

I hope to God that it's never you on the floor.

That he went looking for trouble doesn't defeat the fact that he tried to stop it in the most civilized fashion possible. Yes, he probably will get hurt, and maybe that alone scares you into submission, but that's the price of heroism. If we where all willing to stick our neck out for each other, we probably wouldn't need to do it as often as we don't.

They're not butting in because they have the sense to realize it'd still be three against one and the outcome would simply be them taking your place on the recieving end.

If you want to volunteer yourself to get curbstomped in my place, I won't complain. But I'm not naive enough to expect it from anyone with enough working brain cells to avoid nominating themselves for a Darwin Award.