If our government legalized heroism like in Watchmen, would heroes like Batman or Punisher emerge?

[Anonymous]

If our government legalized heroism like in Watchmen, would heroes like Batman or Punisher emerge?

[NamerOfStars]

Heroism is entirely legal; it's vigilantism that isn't. And no, you wouldn't get "heroes" like Batman or the Punisher; at best, you'd get Bernie Goetz. More commonly, you'd get David Duke.

If the rule of law is an obstacle to your plans, then your plans suck.

[Jackblue]

Nobody can actually do the things they do. There already are some vigilantes and some wear capes like superheroes do trying to imitate them (apparently with all their superpowers superheroes never learned about a great new invention called the zipper), but I don't think many people take them seriously.

[msmissydc]

No... and yes. People would try. But they would killed super quickly. In reality something like batman can't exists and also there is no plotarmor in real life.

[RebelinSteel]

So you are saying firefighters, coastguard swimmers, smoke jumpers don’t have any heroism. Fair enough, I guess you know best.

[Still-alive]

How do you ‘legalize’ heroism? Wtf? Lol

[Still-alive]

That like saying you’re gonna ‘legalize’ love or hope lol