Real Life Super Heroes In Seattle!

Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian play and discuss a video report on a group of costumed vigilantes in Seattle Washington going after criminals.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/real-life-superhero-phoenix-jones-tackles-streets-se...

Armed with a skintight black-and-gold, belted costume, a cape and a fedora, Phoenix Jones suits up at night to fight crime on the streets of Seattle. He's the leader of a real-life superhero movement.

"I'm definitely not going to let my fellow citizens be assaulted and not do anything," Jones said.

Jones leads the Rain City Superheroes, a group of 10 fighters who perform their own form of vigilante justice on the streets of Seattle.

"It's a pretty simple message. Citizens need to be more accountable. Calling 911 is a great start, but it's not the end all to end all," Jones said. "Criminals feel free to just run wild in my city, and I'm not going to stand for it."

Superman can fly, Batman has his gadgets and Spiderman has his webs and supersharp senses. But Phoenix Jones, Red Dragon and Buster Doe have just their snazzy costumes and endless enthusiasm as they patrol Seattle's Capitol Hill.

Red Dragon sports a red robe and a wooden sword. Buster Doe covers his face with a white scarf.

Jones said he developed his costume, along with his alter ego's name, when his crime-fighting ways made him too recognizable.

"When I started breaking apart fights, I had no outfit or moniker or symbol, and people started recognizing me in my everyday life. It got kind of dangerous and very uncomfortable," he said. "This suit is what people recognize, and when I take the suit off, I'm able to live as close to a normal life as possible until I put it back on and am ready to defend the people of Seattle."

While Jones might not have Batman's Alfred Pennyworth to help him build cool new gadgets, he has adapted his car and costume to protect him.

He wears a bulletproof vest and carries not just a Taser but a net gun and a grappling hook.

His car has a computer in it that prints any e-mails sent to his superhero e-mail address.

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[gkterpsfan]

This isn't the superhero we needed...but the one we deserved....

[cool2t]

seriously tho this guy got a gun pulled at him, his nose broken and got arrested while doing the police departments job! and still wants to keep going! i have so much respect for people like that cause i know i'll probably would never wear that tight ass suit even if u had a gun on my brother's head.

[enteen1]

@philymama Because the world needs a hero. People are assaulted, wounded, and killed every day. And what do some people do? They sit back and just pray it doesn't happen to them. When he walks down the street, criminals fear him. He may not be able to help everyone, but it is better than doing nothing.

[philymama]

theres was a wanna be superhero that got killed with a bullet to the head BTW why are thay called superheros they dont even have superpower all thay can do is walk around the streets and look for crime when someone is getting buttraped in a ally way and thay dont know that. so what just want to say to the wanna be heros out there is go to collage and learn sience and make some cool gadgets to help you get around or hear people from far away and stay safe.

[facepalmofGOD7]

"Where was Phoenix Jones when that man in D.C was getting mugged?"

umm...on the other side of the country?

[savestheday88]

OMG it turns out Jayar was 100% right.

[TheTimmy1243]

real life batman... but more fun.. lol

[tmj0431]

i think this is cool but its dangerous cause if you mess with the wrong person they will test you i think its good that people are looking out for each other but i just hope they stay safe out there

[tmj0431]

@gkterpsfan nice one lmao

[COOLKID306850]

i think he should be a HERO! vote for phoenix

[TheGreenodin]

the no names that were doing the broadcast just to specify

[TheGreenodin]

man standing up for other people is remarkable. A news jackass making fun of him with sound effects is pathetic. it's like a real news caster making fun of whoever the hell that was.