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