Several months ago, Mark Wayne Williams was arrested in Petoskey, Michigan hanging from a building, wearing a Batman outfit and brandishing a baton, chemical spray, and weighted gloves.
As a stipulation of his probation, Williams — a self-modeled superhero who donned the cowl for local crime prevention and homeless outreach efforts — is not allowed to wear any costumes. The Superhuman Registration Act, it’s becoming more of a reality every passing day. Reports the Petoskey News-Review:
https://gizmodo.com/reality-mirrors-art-real-life-superhero-civil-war-goes-5680122
Williams also told the Petoskey News-Review the reason he climbed onto the roof of the downtown Petoskey business that night was because he was being chased by a group of people and was trying to evade them.
“I just didn’t want to deal with the harassment, so I hid on the roof,” he said.
Circuit court judge Charles Johnson sentenced Williams to six months probation and a condition of that probation is that he is not to wear any costumes. […] Williams, who considers himself a costumed activist and has been involved with a group of like-minded people called The Michigan Protectors, said the costumes are intended to draw attention to the cause.
For more real-life superheroes under fire, see the ballad of Phoenix Jones.
https://gizmodo.com/seattle-superhero-phoenix-jones-unmasks-himself-reveal-5850099
