WHEN I BECAME A SUPERHERO I REALLY BELIEVED THAT I WAS PART OF A LARGE GROUP OF LIKE MINDED INDIVIDUALS THAT WANTED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COLLECTIVE COMMUNITY THIS IS TRUE TO SOME EXTENT BUT I FIND THAT 90 PERCENT OF "SUPERHEROES" ARE NOT VERY TRAINED OR EQUIPPED WITH THE NECESSARY SKILLS TO DO THIS JOB. I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF SUBGROUPS IN SUPERHEROING CHARITY HERO, AWARENESS SUPERHERO, ECT. I BELIEVE THERE IS ONLY ONE DEFINITION OF SUPERHERO. A PERSON WHO ACTIVELY FIGHTS CRIME AND INSPIRES THERE COMMUNITY TO GET INVOLVED WITH PROTECTING THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.
ONCE I WAS IN TOWN I NEEDED WHEELS AND PETER TANGEN HAD CALLED UNIQUELY SAN FRANCISCO THAT HOOKED ME UP WITH A SWEET 2013 MERCEDES BENZ CONVERTIBLE. THEN IT WAS OFF TO GO SHOPPING. EVERY TIME I GO ON A TRIP I ALWAYS PICK UP SOMETHING FOR MY WIFE AND KIDS.
(This picture does not have my wife's gift because all post this before i get home and its a surprise oh and the slinky is mine.)
AFTER SHOPPING I HEADED TO AN AREA OF CALIFORNIA CALLED THE TENDERLOIN. I RAN A SHORT UNDERCOVER PATROL AND WAS ABLE TO STOP A LITTLE CRIME AND REALLY GET A FEEL FOR THE AREA. AFTER THAT IT WAS OFF TO MEET MOTOR MOUTH AT A LOCAL BAR. WE HAD A GREAT TIME REMINISCING ABOUT ALL OUR OLD ADVENTURES. WHEN IT WAS TIME TO GO HE LOOKED AT ME AND SAID "WELL THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE BEEN IN PUBLIC AND NOT BEEN SHOT AT LETS MAKE THIS A NEW TREND. ALL SEE YOU TOMORROW IN OAKLAND" I LAUGHED AND WE PARTED WAYS.
MOTOR MOUTH HAS A FAMILY EMERGENCY AND CAN NOT MEET WITH ME TO PATROL OAKLAND
WE STARTED PATROL AROUND 1 O'CLOCK AND WERE IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDED BY ROWDY DRUNK PEOPLE AND LOT OF WHAT APPEARED TO BE A LOT OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. ONE OF THE PEOPLE FROM MY FACEBOOK NEW THE AREA WE WERE IN BECAUSE HE IS A SOCIAL WORKER IN THIS AREA. HE SAID IT WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND THAT I'M SLIGHTLY CRAZY I WOULD SOON KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT
AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS ON PATROL WE SPOTTED A MAN WHO WAS INJURED SITTING ON THE GROUND NURSING HIS FOOT. I APPROACHED HIM AND ASKED IF HE NEEDED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. HE TURNED AND LOCKED EYES WITH ME. MY CONCERN FOR HIS SAFETY QUICKLY TURNED TO FEAR AS I SAW THE GUN IN HIS SOCK. I CAN SEE HIS MIND DECIDING IF I'M A THREAT. THEN IT HIT ME NOT ALL FIGHTS ARE WON ON HEROICS, SOME ARE WON BY BRILLIANT STRATEGIST. "YOU MAN CAN I GET A DOLLAR" HE REPLIES "WHAT" "YEA A DOLLAR I'M A COSTUMED SINGING GROUP FROM SEATTLE I SING REALLY GOOD MAN JUST LISTEN" "FUCK YOU MAN I AINT LISTEN TO NOTHING AND I AINT GOT NO MONEY GET OUT OF HERE" I TURNED THE CORNER MADE SURE THE GUEST PATROLLERS WERE SAFE AND STARTED TO DIAL 911 (IN CALIFORNIA IT IS ILLEGAL TO CONCEAL CARRY IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PERMIT AND OUR NOT CARRY IN A DESIGNATED HOLSTER PLUS MY PHOENIX SENSE SAID HE WAS VERY DANGEROUS) I WAS GREETED BY SFPD WHO WAS EXTREMELY PROFESSIONAL AND HELPFUL. THEY CONTACTED THE SUSPECT WHO TURNED OUT TO BE A FELON IN POSSESSION OF AN ILLEGAL FIREARM (I AM NOT OPPOSED TO GUNS AND DO NOT BELIEVE GUN CONTROL LAWS MAKE MUCH SENSE CONSIDERING CRIMINALS BREAK LAWS ALREADY).