FAMOUS COSTUMED CRIMEFIGHTERS SCHOOLBoca Raton, FLLesson #20: Your Partner and Excessive ForceDeath is no stranger to the costumed crusader, and modern, grittier crime fighters and “anti-heroes” are well-versed in how much force is needed to carry out one’s mission. But if you’re going to take things to THAT level, you need to work alone. If you must have a partner but use deadly force, make certain the partner is an adult… preferably, not a young adult, either. By the use of deadly force in the presence of a partner not even quite a teenager yet, the prospective crusader has just blown his entire career. (Granted, once she gets her memory back, she will realize that she has seen more death than people ten times her age, which works to the crusader’s small advantage, but he doesn’t know that.) If this had been an ordinary “tween,” not only would he be up on murder charges with the authorities, but also endangering the welfare of a child. Eventually, no one will care about the apparent spies/saboteurs/terrorists that were “offed,” but the trauma an ordinary child would face might just turn them into some psychologist’s long-term headache or a prime recruit for Sam’s School for Supervillains. Clearly, our depicted case has NOT done his homework. This is why striking out on your own in the costumed crusader business is never a good idea. Such was the driving force behind the creation of this school – so prospective heroes can learn from the best before they start their career. I mean, SHEESH – even Batman (B. Wayne, Class of ’39, Dean Emeritus) has dealt with the worst his town had to offer, and he eschewed deadly weapons even BEFORE taking on his first partner…
FAMOUS COSTUMED CRIMEFIGHTERS SCHOOLBoca Raton, FLLesson #20: Your Partner and Excessive ForceDeath is no stranger to the costumed crusader, and modern, grittier crime fighters and “anti-heroes” are well-versed in how much force is needed to carry out one’s mission. But if you’re going to take things to THAT level, you need to work alone. If you must have a partner but use deadly force, make certain the partner is an adult… preferably, not a young adult, either. By the use of deadly force in the presence of a partner not even quite a teenager yet, the prospective crusader has just blown his entire career. (Granted, once she gets her memory back, she will realize that she has seen more death than people ten times her age, which works to the crusader’s small advantage, but he doesn’t know that.) If this had been an ordinary “tween,” not only would he be up on murder charges with the authorities, but also endangering the welfare of a child. Eventually, no one will care about the apparent spies/saboteurs/terrorists that were “offed,” but the trauma an ordinary child would face might just turn them into some psychologist’s long-term headache or a prime recruit for Sam’s School for Supervillains. Clearly, our depicted case has NOT done his homework. This is why striking out on your own in the costumed crusader business is never a good idea. Such was the driving force behind the creation of this school – so prospective heroes can learn from the best before they start their career. I mean, SHEESH – even Batman (B. Wayne, Class of ’39, Dean Emeritus) has dealt with the worst his town had to offer, and he eschewed deadly weapons even BEFORE taking on his first partner…