This can’t end well… Though, at least he’s out there doing what he loves.

This can’t end well… Though, at least he’s out there doing what he loves.

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Why are they in Seattle? I’d personally pay their airfare to Wall Street. Masked crusaders kicking banker ass would be quite the headline.

Why are they in Seattle? I’d personally pay their airfare to Wall Street. Masked crusaders kicking banker ass would be quite the headline.

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This is hilarious but discouraging, considering that these misguided nerds have chosen to valorize policing instead of rebellion. The fantasy that informs the kind of superhero comics reflected in Jones and others may appeal to the disenfranchised, but at its core there lies a pining for the mythical strictures of some benevolent and just Law. In my mind, this kind of fantasy can only end in the self-defeat of ideological masturbation.

Wasn’t this already tried once by a group who dressed in red coats and wrapped themselves in the same sort of crime fighting and self described guardian angels over thirty years ago whose leader was eventually charged with assault and battery? I can’t wait until these guys attack someone who has locked their keys in their car and is simply trying to retrieve them using a coat hanger.

Their identities will be revealed when they appear in court to face a lawsuit!

i love it. just awesome.

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I reside in the Phoenix,Az area whom just canceled their camera based traffic control devices
I cant understand with all the gangs,illegals,drugs,and more serious crimes going on here.
The police is back on the streets to focus on traffic issues. if you have ever driven in the phoenix area the speeding is the most problem here and the camera control system took care of that.
it just doesn’t make sense to use the highly trained police to focus on minor traffic issues.

I thought the helping the poor thing was kind of commendable.
“Adherents are encouraged to take action in their communities by posting flyers about missing persons, handing out food and clothing to homeless people, raising awareness of unsolved crimes and even donating blood.”
I see nothing objectionable about that.

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He’s carrying a cattle prod? Holy shit, is that legal.
Good thing he has a bullet proof vest on…I was wondering about that.

Phoenix Jones is the Mutha F*cking MAN!

Phoenix Jones is the Mutha F*cking MAN!

Dear Phoenix Jones,

Our Constitution is being shredded by the far-right wing of the Supreme Court who have
recently fully enthroned corporations as our rulers (see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._Federal_Election_Commission)

Please help!!

p.s.,
It may require wooden stakes and holy water in addition to your utility belt’s personal arsenal.

Dear Phoenix Jones,

Our Constitution is being shredded by the far-right wing of the Supreme Court who have
recently fully enthroned corporations as our rulers (see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._Federal_Election_Commission)

Please help!!

p.s.,
It may require wooden stakes and holy water in addition to your utility belt’s personal arsenal.

You’d never catch Batman letting himself be photographed by the news.

Stealth is the key like Big Daddy and Hit-Girl… we saw what happened to Kick-Ass for the showy public appearances didn’t we?

this makes me want to create a rainy city legion of doom.. roaming the streets doing small crimes and claiming to be a nemesis fighting off the super hero when he appears to save the day…

I love it….think it’s great!

“crime”?
This is obviously a stunt by the Justice Dept.

Theres no money in crime fighting.

It’s great for citizens to fight crime, even more effective without the costume.

Imagine if, a large percentage of the time, criminals in the act were seriously hurt or killed?

Cops aren’t in favor because they hate competition, and lower crime makes them less necessary.

Kickass!

You’re certainly the King of the Wild Frontier.

WOW! Defending the bourgeois & laws created by the state is like, sooooo cool!

What we really need is a “club” of “criminals” to jaywalk when necessary, put extra change in parking meters, & steal food from Trader Joe’s/Whole Foods to give to the homeless!

Beware, the Bridge City Syndicate is on the loose!

WOW! Defending the bourgeois & laws created by the state is like, sooooo cool!

What we really need is a “club” of “criminals” to jaywalk when necessary, put extra change in parking meters, & steal food from Trader Joe’s/Whole Foods to give to the homeless!

Beware, the Bridge City Syndicate is on the loose!

I find it sad when “superheros” have to come out to fight crime because the citizenry has ousted police and other protectors due to their reticence to pay enough taxes to support public protection. WA state, like many others, rejected taxes on just about everything and put limits on them – even though it takes MORE money to supply protection now than every before.

When citizens finally get their heads on straight and vow to pay for the services they need instead of refusing, then the budget will balance and things will right themselves. Now we have a deficit in critical thinking and the “me, me, me” syndrome that needs to stop. Pay for what you use!

I find it sad when “superheros” have to come out to fight crime because the citizenry has ousted police and other protectors due to their reticence to pay enough taxes to support public protection. WA state, like many others, rejected taxes on just about everything and put limits on them – even though it takes MORE money to supply protection now than every before.

When citizens finally get their heads on straight and vow to pay for the services they need instead of refusing, then the budget will balance and things will right themselves. Now we have a deficit in critical thinking and the “me, me, me” syndrome that needs to stop. Pay for what you use!

but, but, but, traffic cameras infringe on our ‘FREEDOMS”!!!!!!

So much for the freedom NOT to get hit by a speeding car…..or walk on the streets without injury…….and those pesky police can ignore our immigration issues when they are overwhelmed with important traffic monitoring…….

tut ta ta daaaaaa

shazamm

up up and away

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This is beyond awesome. It’s like a damn movie.

This is “newsworthy”? It seems to me to be stealing focus from more important events and policies.

In other words, Yet Another Corporate Media Media Distration. Might as well call one of these superheroes “Balloon Boy”…

This is “newsworthy”? It seems to me to be stealing focus from more important events and policies.

In other words, Yet Another Corporate Media Media Distration. Might as well call one of these superheroes “Balloon Boy”…

I have three questions for you to answer… if any of them are no then your argument is invalid. Is Washington State a right to carry state? What is the number of violent crimes in the state compared to the number of police? Do people have the right to defend themselves or others if they see a crime and know they can stop it?

See helping your fellow man is not a crime. Ever hear the story about the girl that was killed and no one called for help even as she screamed because they thought someone else did it and they didn’t want to get involved?

These superheros need to go after white collar crime.

Good God Man! Get some Super Hero Boots! What in the name of Jimmy Dean Farm Sausage is this guy wearing on his feet? Spend all that time and money on a Super Hero suit and then go to Foot Locker and get something off the shelf? Really? And learn how to walk like a Super Hero, not like some bad guy chucked an ear of corn up your ass, husk and all. Geeeezzzzzzzzz!

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Shut up dude. If you think you are that cool, why don’t you design a suit or a mask for yourself and do what he does best, keeping crime rates on the low? Plainly, you just talk your mouth off without realizing his contributions to the society. The cops ain’t that efficient most of the time, so vigilantes like him are definitely needed to keep the neighborhood safe. Sometimes I wonder if a person as fat as you can even fit inside the hot rod in your picture. Hahaha. Take that for criticizing him! You are such a dumbass for talking without thinking.

Traffic violations are a good source of revenue.

Oh Raymond, Raymond, Raymond, you “I am Sam” wit. I must say I’ve never been accused of “just talk your mouth off ” before. If you sit around and sometimes wonder if a person as fat as me can even fit inside the hot rod you need to get another hobby. Maybe reading and writing English? P.S. The secret to getting my fat body inside the hot rod? I turn it on it’s fucking side and slip in, you fucking simpleton. Hahahaha. That being said. You do have a valid point about the guy risking himself for his community. I did too once, didn’t wear a suit though. Google Fred Frigo/ AK Steel, you might have to go back a few pages. Are we even now?

Oh Raymond, Raymond, Raymond, you “I am Sam” wit. I must say I’ve never been accused of “just talk your mouth off ” before. If you sit around and sometimes wonder if a person as fat as me can even fit inside the hot rod you need to get another hobby. Maybe reading and writing English? P.S. The secret to getting my fat body inside the hot rod? I turn it on it’s fucking side and slip in, you fucking simpleton. Hahahaha. That being said. You do have a valid point about the guy risking himself for his community. I did too once, didn’t wear a suit though. Google Fred Frigo/ AK Steel, you might have to go back a few pages. Are we even now?

F U C K YES.

F U C K YES.

Why not?

heh…all he needs is a cool ride like the bat-mobile…git um d00d!…

Not trying to be pessimistic here but what happens when someone shoots him in the head?

Not trying to be pessimistic here but what happens when someone shoots him in the head?

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Shablagoo! Mintberry Crunch to the rescue!

Do you sit there with a thesaurus so that you can look like a pompous a$$, or does it just come naturally?

Well the police are useless so …. :-)

I say he’s kick ass, not jack ass.

I suspect that he dies, just like anyone else.

I suspect that he dies, just like anyone else.

He’ll be sued for Emotional Distress by one of the Felons

He’ll be sued for Emotional Distress by one of the Felons

I live right here in Lynnwood. This cat is the talk of the town. The Lynnwood police are useless and corrupt. This is most awesome. I hope he does well, this is something the people need, they need a hero…

I live right here in Lynnwood. This cat is the talk of the town. The Lynnwood police are useless and corrupt. This is most awesome. I hope he does well, this is something the people need, they need a hero…

He will absorb the bullet, turn it into a Twix bar and feed it to the victim.

Sheesh.

He will absorb the bullet, turn it into a Twix bar and feed it to the victim.

Sheesh.

Dude, you aren’t getting it… The people need something like this. I live in Lynnwood and the news outlets say if you drive through lynnwood and aren’t worried about the police, something is wrong with you.. The people need a hero to beleive in, don’t be a stick in the mud… Just sayin’…

Dude, you aren’t getting it… The people need something like this. I live in Lynnwood and the news outlets say if you drive through lynnwood and aren’t worried about the police, something is wrong with you.. The people need a hero to beleive in, don’t be a stick in the mud… Just sayin’…

The problem with that is that if you jaywalk in seattle, you might get shot. We need something like this to raise morale.

The problem with that is that if you jaywalk in seattle, you might get shot. We need something like this to raise morale.

You obviously live here in Seattle and with that said you know how Gargoyle works. It’s all a big smoke screen. Remember when we voted for the state lottery? Remember how all the profit was supposed to go to the schools? Remember how it got funneled away for some dumbass pet project? Yeah, like that. This state is FUBAR and its citizens are tired of being lied to, that’s why we shot down their dumbass taxes, it’d get wasted on something stupid like more red light cameras.

You obviously live here in Seattle and with that said you know how Gargoyle works. It’s all a big smoke screen. Remember when we voted for the state lottery? Remember how all the profit was supposed to go to the schools? Remember how it got funneled away for some dumbass pet project? Yeah, like that. This state is FUBAR and its citizens are tired of being lied to, that’s why we shot down their dumbass taxes, it’d get wasted on something stupid like more red light cameras.

Do red light cams stop t-bone style accidents? Maybe, do they encourage more rear enders? Absolutely…
http://autos.aol.com/article/red-light-camera-accidents/

Do red light cams stop t-bone style accidents? Maybe, do they encourage more rear enders? Absolutely…
http://autos.aol.com/article/red-light-camera-accidents/

Halloween is long gone!

Scroll down a little bit and read my additional comments. I kinda atoned for my sins. Your point of people wanting something to believe in, let it be you. You don’t need a costume. If you have corrupt police in Lynnwood you need a video camera. Get some like minded people like yourself, get a plan and let the Lynnwood mayor, chief of police and any local news station know that your fed up with the bullshit and tell them what your going to do about it. It starts with you. I do get it because I’ve done it. Day’s after 9-11-01 some morons I worked with were planning to bomb a local factory and kill replacement workers. Not only replacement workers but if some locked out workers were killed in the process it would be considered by them “collateral damage”. Their plan expanded to killing people they were mad at where we worked. They were going to blame it on Muslim’s. Fortunately one of these morons was talked out of it and came to me for help. I worked 8 months undercover. One moron get’s off because he supplied information and the other moron went to federal prison. I lost my job, got sued, and was stabbed in the back by the very people my actions saved. You might ask: would I do it again? I would. You might ask: Where was the government when I was getting screwed? Watching. They didn’t need me anymore to lay in a cornfield with a guy with automatic weapons and bombs, so goodbye. Didn’t wear a costume but I did play a role. Now back to you: If your on this blog reading these stories and comments your not a sheep. Believing in something or someone starts with you, you don’t need a costume. No one is going to take you seriously. People who become sycophants to guys in costumes or politicians or preachers or rock stars or actors or fascist with AM radio shows also become the sheep that follow the guys who drive the Roll Royce and that’s what got us here. Some people go through life without ever having an original idea or independent thought. That’s not you, your here reading these stories. Google, Fred Frigo. Tony Walker, Mansfield, Ohio

What if this creates a backlash of super villians?

I must say that I respect what you have done. The problem with what you suggest is that the mayor, police chief and the circuit judge are all the same… Corrupt as all get out. This is something that I cannot fight alone. I need the entire city to be involved in this and getting that to happen is like pulling teeth if you get my meaning, or will take an act of congress and we all know how that will fare… Anyways brother, keep up the good fight, we can and will prevail if we all stand together…

Ah! the caped douche bag, I feel so safe now, wonder what he uses the cattle prod for in his off time…………..

I agree completely. However, in my view, that a flawed idea or structure contains within it some positive aspects does not redeem the idea as a whole. I believe that if people want to be heroes, then they will commit to activism and promoting an active, democratic life among the citizenry that is opposed to state power and not caught up in what I view as a misguided pursuit of the Law that is complicit with, rather than subversive of, the status quo.

For many of us, what I wrote above is everyday language. If you need a thesaurus to keep up, then that’s not my fault.

Thanks Brother for your comments and understanding. Get yourself a video recorder and a digital audio recorder, read your state laws to see what if any limitations or restrictions your state has. In Ohio you don’t have to tell someone your taping them. Document everything. If you find find and document evidence of public corruption contact the FBI. (I never had issues with agent’s, good guys doing their job) If you have any problems with “moving it forward” let me know. Contact me via FaceBook. Same name and you’ll recognize the pic. I’ll leave you with this: “I am but wounded, not slain. I shall lie me down and rest awhile then rise to fight again”. Plutarch 46-120 C.E.

And then along came Jones…

Wa state is a right to carry state.
Can’t answer yes nor no to question # 2 –
Yes, we have the right to self defense.

When you have a robbery and call the police, we now get told that we have to file a report online and that they do not have the personnel to pursue the case at all. No one comes to the crime scene. Anything less than a violent crime is now virtually ignored. These have nothing to do with guns nor violent crime.

Guns are abhorent to me and guns in the hands of citizens “trying to protect” when they don’t have the training nor the decision making process to determine who needs to be helped or shot is patently ridiculous. Getting involved is NOT the question, it is the process of that involment that is potentially much more dangerous.

Wa state is a right to carry state.
Can’t answer yes nor no to question # 2 –
Yes, we have the right to self defense.

When you have a robbery and call the police, we now get told that we have to file a report online and that they do not have the personnel to pursue the case at all. No one comes to the crime scene. Anything less than a violent crime is now virtually ignored. These have nothing to do with guns nor violent crime.

Guns are abhorent to me and guns in the hands of citizens “trying to protect” when they don’t have the training nor the decision making process to determine who needs to be helped or shot is patently ridiculous. Getting involved is NOT the question, it is the process of that involment that is potentially much more dangerous.

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For jaywalking? More like punched in the face. What I’m trying to get at is that “crime” is whatever the state decides it is & they should be fighting the OTHER “crime fighters”, the piglice osiffers who are doing such a terror-able job that those they supposed to be protecting feel the need to do the job for them.

Personally, I think this guy and his colleagues are to be commended. “Don’t get involved” is the scumbags dinner bell. The cops are, on a GOOD DAY a deterrent and enforcement force. At best. But they can’t be everywhere all the time and I don’t think most of us would want them to be. Phoenix Jones and his crew are getting out there and making a difference in the community.

As for the people calling them idiots or saying that they should be inciting rebellion rather than enforcing laws there’s two things to consider. First off; it’s always easier to talk trash than to get off your @$$ and actually DO SOMETHING. It’s also more pathetic and sad.

Second, well more like 2 and 2A: Inciting rebellion against the current legal system does more harm than good. Ask the nice people in Somalia and other failed states how much they enjoy living without rule of law. What we’ve got may not be perfect but it’s significantly enough better than the alternative that people risk their lives every day to live under it. Something to think about

2A Is Comrade Seidl HONESTLY suggesting that holding up signs and chanting at a mass protest does more good than handing out food and blankets to hungry homeless people or stopping an assault or robbery in progress?

Ignore the haters Phoenix and Co. Keep up the good work!

Personally, I think this guy and his colleagues are to be commended. “Don’t get involved” is the scumbags dinner bell. The cops are, on a GOOD DAY a deterrent and enforcement force. At best. But they can’t be everywhere all the time and I don’t think most of us would want them to be. Phoenix Jones and his crew are getting out there and making a difference in the community.

As for the people calling them idiots or saying that they should be inciting rebellion rather than enforcing laws there’s two things to consider. First off; it’s always easier to talk trash than to get off your @$$ and actually DO SOMETHING. It’s also more pathetic and sad.

Second, well more like 2 and 2A: Inciting rebellion against the current legal system does more harm than good. Ask the nice people in Somalia and other failed states how much they enjoy living without rule of law. What we’ve got may not be perfect but it’s significantly enough better than the alternative that people risk their lives every day to live under it. Something to think about

2A Is Comrade Seidl HONESTLY suggesting that holding up signs and chanting at a mass protest does more good than handing out food and blankets to hungry homeless people or stopping an assault or robbery in progress?

Ignore the haters Phoenix and Co. Keep up the good work!

Exactly you have to keep moving it up the chain. It would take some major doing to actually know how corrupt as far up as it goes, but not impossible. Here where I live, the old police chief got ousted because a active murder investigation that had people giving first hand information went unsolved when the murderer was known by a lot of people and swept under the rug. A new chief was brought in when we got the other guy out and we now have the original primary suspect under arrest and being prosecuted for murder. So yeah, get out there find that evidence and go to the fbi.

Life is always easier when you “cut out the middle man”.

Life is always easier when you “cut out the middle man”.