Poll: Would you want to be a vigilante?

[CerealKiller214]

If you don't know what a vigilante is, basically a vigilante is a person who beats up or even kills criminals.
Batman is the best example for a vigilante. He hunts villains, arrests them and delivers them to the police.
Some do it because they think the police can't handle 'Villain X' others do it because they are bored while Batman does it for revenge.
I'd like to be a vigilante but only if I am good in something so I don't just die while fighting someone. Or I'd just sneak up a criminal and take him out. The stealthier the safer, right?

 

[Mrmac23]

Well, there's moments where i would be perfectly willing to kill everyone on the planet due to how completely fucking evil some of us are.

Yeah, i'd say i'd be a good vigilante.

 

[nukethetuna]

Probably not. Most criminals don't commit crimes just for the hell of it like in the cartoons, and vigilantism is just a band-aid. If I had the motivation to make a difference, I'd try to reduce the crime rate overall by increasing the standard of living.

...plus I'm not in very good shape for such heroics!

 

[Smooth Operator]

Only if I get some cool sci-fi gadgets, and the standard share of rescued damsel punnany

 

[Esotera]

If I get all Batman's stuff, then sign me up. Otherwise I'm quite happy with the world as it is.

 

[SmilingWorlock]

The Boondock Saints is one of my favorite movies, also due to the fact that I agree on the fact that sometimes people escape the law due to formalities and corruption. But then again, you have that whole "batman-problem" of the vigilanti beeing a criminal on his own that needs to be stopped - and where to draw the line.

 

[Random berk]

Only if I had some kind of super power. Teleportation would be my ideal one. Who could be more successful than a vigilante/assassin who could teleport? How would you ever solve the sniping of a dictator when the bullet is the only evidence that there ever was a sniper? How could you catch him when he appears and disappears in a split second, right next to his target, and sticks a knife in his chest. It would also be handy in a fight if you wanted to take some low level criminal alive.

Hell, if you had some way of tracking individuals to teleport to, then even your average internet troll wouldn't be safe from a slap in the face.

 

[hotsauceman]

If i had the power to stop bullets then yes. Or atleast im quick enough so bullets cant get me.

 

[latenightapplepie]

Only in my childish fantasies. In reality, I have serious issues with vigilantism.

 

[fenrizz]

No.

No one is above the law, and taking the law into your own hands makes you no better than the criminal you are punishing.

What about evidence?
What about the question of guilt?

A vigilante is nothing but a glorified thug.

 

[Baby Tea]

Only in my childish fantasies. In reality, I have serious issues with vigilantism.

No.

No one is above the law, and taking the law into your own hands makes you no better than the criminal you are punishing.

What about evidence?
What about the question of guilt?

A vigilante is nothing but a glorified thug.

And that's two A+ comments!
No, I would not be a vigilante.
I don't have the authority or the right to condemn anyone, or dispense what I might consider justice.
What separates us from the scum of society is our adhesion to civility, justice, and law.
A vigilante is another form of criminal.

 

[ShindoL Shill]

Well, there's moments where i would be perfectly willing to kill everyone on the planet due to how completely fucking evil some of us are.

Yeah, i'd say i'd be a good vigilante.

moments? for me thats tuesday.

OT: all you'd need is a way to not get killed and a way to not get identified, and some weapons.
My choice would be full body armour (like Future-Simon's from Misfits), a morph suit and a pair of tonfa. i would be able to take on most of the jackasses in my area, with a little training.

i would also get some form of radio frequency thing so i can hear police dispatch calls. there'll be an app for it.

seriously, the police miss so much. they can find where drug dealers live and arrest them, but you'd need to put in more effort to find the drug takers and catch them in the act. if they take drugs in the middle of a field, then they wont get caught.

 

[OmniscientOstrich]

Not really no, also this:

Probably not. Most criminals don't commit crimes just for the hell of it like in the cartoons, and vigilantism is just a band-aid. If I had the motivation to make a difference, I'd try to reduce the crime rate overall by increasing the standard of living.

You know that's just dawned on me actually. For all of his affluence, for the billions that he's spent on developing ridiculous cars that shoot missiles, Bruce Wayne never thinks of using that money to donate to charitable organisations, to help better the conditions, resources, education and general living standards of Gotham City's working class population thereby eliminating the desperation and need to resort to a criminal lifestyle. Instead of reaching out to the youth, he just kidnaps and molests orphan gymnasts and puts their lives at risk on a nightly basis. Man, Batman's an asshole.

 

[TheNumber1Zero]

Considering I don't want to be a Cop, and a Vigilante is just a Cop with less resources, no backup, and having the Cops after you... Nope.
Sure, they make for a good read or watch, but I don't really support vigilantism.

Especially considering some of our current Vigilantes have all the skills and tools of wearing a silly suit and carrying Pepper Spray.
Yep... They're as useful as Fashion Models.

But that's just my Opinion, and not a particularly informed one, so take it as you will.

Well, there's moments where I would be perfectly willing to kill everyone on the planet due to how completely fucking evil some of us are.

Do me a favour, eh?
If you ever become one, use the moniker of The Procrastinator.

 

[manic_depressive13]

No. I can't imagine being angry enough to do something as uncouth as try to hit someone. I suppose that makes me a pacifist. Not to say that I have an issue with violence. Well actually, I suppose I do. I mean, I would feel less uncomfortable with violence if the violence was being committed against another violent person, but the thought of me actually fighting someone is pretty absurd. I do occasionally flail about in my living room when no one is around and pretend I'm fighting ninjas though. Make of that what you will.

 

[Heaven's Guardian]

I think it depends on what effect your actions will have. Would I kill a criminal through extralegal means if it saved innocent lives? Absolutely, because their lives are important enough that my conscience would be assuaged. However, becoming a vigilante to dispense justice would just be for the glorificiation of my ego. It would make me feel good that someone has been punished for what they did, but it wouldn't help anyone. I'm not saying I wouldn't be tempted by that, but justifiable vigilantism isn't about what someone has done, it's about what they will do.

 

[slacker09]

Not really no, also this:

Probably not. Most criminals don't commit crimes just for the hell of it like in the cartoons, and vigilantism is just a band-aid. If I had the motivation to make a difference, I'd try to reduce the crime rate overall by increasing the standard of living.

You know that's just dawned on me actually. For all of his affluence, for the billions that he's spent on developing ridiculous cars that shoot missiles, Bruce Wayne never thinks of using that money to donate to charitable organisations, to help better the conditions, resources, education and general living standards of Gotham City's working class population thereby eliminating the desperation and need to resort to a criminal lifestyle. Instead of reaching out to the youth, he just kidnaps and molests orphan gymnasts and puts their lives at risk on a nightly basis. Man, Batman's an asshole.

Actually Bruce Wayne does do all of that in the comics. It's usually not the focus of the story since most people would rather read about Batman, but it does get mentioned that he works to reduce poverty and unemployment through his buisness. He has even taken steps that were less profitable for himself if they helped Gotham such as reopening factories, preventing layoffs, and starting charitable foundations.

 

[mr.mystery]

nah I think I will be a coyote instead. they always had the better cars in that game