A real-life superhero has been patrolling the streets of Seattle, Washington in hopes of stopping crime. Every night an anonymous Seattle man strolls into a comic store, enters a hidden back room, and emerges transformed as "Phoenix Jones".
"Phoenix" says since he started his crime-fighting crusade 9 months ago, he's been stabbed, and had a gun pulled on him a few times, but received no serious injuries. Phoenix carries mace, tear gas and a nightstick equipped with a taser and wears a bulletproof vest and "stab plates" that offer protection from knives.
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"When I walk into a neighbourhood, criminals leave because they see the suit. I symbolize that the average person doesn't have to walk around and see bad things and do nothing," he explained.
Evidently this is a growing trend. Police in Seattle say a group calling themselves the "Rain City Superhero Movement" are part of a nationwide movement of real-life crime-fighters.
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