By Tara Teal
Staff Writer Arcadian Post-Journal
It has been a hot summer here in the City of Dreams, and for some too hot. A local crime wave has infected all of Big City, from the premier real-estate of New Haven to the run-down slums and tenements of Archer's Row.
"The heat makes people do strange things." Quotes Sgt. Mack MacSteiner of the BCPD.
"It's not even safe to go out anymore! I fear for my daughter's safety. What happened to all those fly-about heroes?" Asks Bessie Dukakis of Diamond Park, "What's the use of this 'Heroes Inc' if they don't do any heroing?"
When asked, Heroes Inc. had little to say:
"Heroes Inc is an institution that provides private security and investigation services, among others. It is our belief that crime-fighting, should be left up to local law enforcement." Stated Hunter Greene, company spokesperson.
Sgt. MacSteiner seems to agree, "A lot of folks talk about the days when these quote-un-quote 'Superheroes' used to parade around in tights and capes. Fact is, they're more trouble than their worth. Costumed vigilantes are dangerous, and no citizen, no matter how powerful, should ever take the law into their own hands."
Many of us are too young to remember the days of "The Five". The masked crime patrol organization that disbanded in the early 80's at the death of two of their members. The Booyaka Act of '86 also prohibited costumed vigilantism on a federal level.
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