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TO THIS VICTIM,

IT MAKES ME FEEL

VERY ANGRY.

IT KIND OF LEAVES ME

ALSO IN A STATE OF

DISILLUSIONMENT:

ABOUT SOCIETY:

IN GENERAL.

I HAVE A PICTURE OF

KITTY GENOVESE ON MY UNIFORM.

"38 WITNESSES"--

IT REPRESENTS:

THE 38 PEOPLE

THAT SHUT THE WINDOW,

THAT PULLED:

THE BLINDS DOWN--

YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE THAT

JUST DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.

THINGS LIKE THAT

JUST SHOULDN'T HAPPEN,

YOU KNOW, BUT UNFORTUNATELY

IT STILL DOES.

THERE'S REAL FACES

BEHIND, YOU KNOW,

ALL THIS VIOLENCE,

ALL THIS MADNESS,

ALL THIS CHAOS GOING ON

OUT THERE.

THAT'S PART OF THE REASON

WHY THIS MOVEMENT EXISTS.

THE URBAN AVENGER--

HE HAS BEEN:

WITHIN THE R.L.S.H. COMMUNITY

FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS NOW.

AND HE'S PROVEN

TO BE VERY DEDICATED.

I CONTACTED MR. XTREME

AFTER REALIZING I WANTED

TO BECOME A SUPERHERO.

I ACTUALLY HEARD ABOUT HIM

FROM A FRIEND OF MINE

WHO HAD READ ABOUT HIM

IN THE MEDIA.

I'D SAY I'M EXTREMELY

COMMITTED.

IT'S SOMETHING

I REALLY BELIEVE IN.

Mr. Xtreme:

EARLY FRIDAY MORNING

A YOUNG GIRL--

SHE WAS ONLY 15 YEARS OLD--

SHE WAS GUNNED DOWN

AT THE PARK JUST RIGHT DOWN

THE STREET FROM US.

SHE WAS JUST HANGING OUT

WITH SOME FRIENDS.

NO SUSPECTS.

NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE.

WE'RE OUT HERE HOLDING

THIS CANDLELIGHT VIGIL

TO SHOW SUPPORT:

FOR THE FAMILY.

YOU KNOW, 15 YEARS OLD.

YOU KNOW, HER LIFE

HAS NOT EVEN BEGUN YET.

THERE WAS A GUY:

WHO GOT STABBED.

AND HE WAS RIGHT OUT--

RIGHT ON THE STREET--

A BUSY STREET.

NOBODY STOPPED TO HELP HIM.

THERE WAS BLOOD:

EVERYWHERE.

NOBODY CALLED THE POLICE.

NOBODY EVEN BOTHERED.

Omen:

SEVEN YEARS OR SO AGO

I HAD A FRIEND:

WHO WAS BEATEN TO DEATH

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY.

AND NOBODY STOPPED AT ALL

TO HELP HIM.

AND SO I VOWED:

FROM THAT DAY FORTH

TO BASICALLY PREVENT

STUFF LIKE THAT HAPPENING.

I JUST NEVER WANT THAT

TO HAPPEN AGAIN.

APATHY IS EVERYWHERE.

PEOPLE DON'T CARE.

APATHY IS THE DRIVING FORCE

IN TODAY'S SOCIETY, I THINK.

Mr. Xtreme:

YOU KNOW, PEOPLE LOOK AT US AS,

OH, WE'RE NOT NORMAL.

BUT PEOPLE THAT ARE

SITTING IDLY BY:

AS THUGS AND KILLERS

TAKE OVER OUR COMMUNITIES--

THOSE PEOPLE, IN MY BOOK,

ARE NOT THE NORMAL ONES.

WE'RE THE NORMAL ONES.

WE'RE THE ONES

THAT ARE CIVIL-MINDED.

YEAH, I KNOW THAT

IT PUTS PEOPLE IN DANGER

TO SPEAK UP,

TO SAY SOMETHING.

BUT WHAT IF IT WERE YOU?

WHAT IF IT WERE YOUR BROTHER,

YOUR SISTER, ANY FAMILY MEMBER,

ANYBODY YOU CARE ABOUT,

YOUR FRIEND?

ARE YOU GONNA STAND BY

AND SAY NOTHING?

Mr. Xtreme:

IN THIS DAY AND AGE

WITH ALL THE GLORIFICATION

OF VIOLENCE,

IT SEEMS LIKE:

LIFE MEANS NOTHING.

BUT LIFE--

LIFE IS EVERYTHING.

AND IT'S SOMETHING

THAT CAN NEVER BE TAKEN

FOR GRANTED.

Dark Guardian:

MY FAMILY IS VERY

SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT I DO.

BUT IN DOING DANGEROUS

THINGS LIKE, YOU KNOW,

CONFRONTING DRUG DEALERS

AND CRIMINALS,

THEY FEAR:

FOR MY SAFETY.

OF COURSE I DON'T WANT

TO HAVE ANYTHING HAPPEN

TO MYSELF,

BUT IT'S PART

OF THE JOB.

I'M TRYING TO LIVE UP

TO BEING A SUPERHERO

IN REAL LIFE.

YOU KNOW, TAKING

THE RISK I DO IS--

IT'S ABOUT MAKING

A DIFFERENCE,

YOU KNOW,

WHATEVER THE COST.

YOU GOTTA GO.

YOU GOTTA GET OUT

OF THE PARK.

I GOT YOU ON VIDEO.

I GOT YOU ON AUDIO

SELLING DRUGS.

YOU GOTTA LEAVE.

WHAT DID I SELL, DUDE?

YOU KNOW HOW LONG I'VE

BEEN SITTING HERE, MAN?

WHO ARE YOU ANYWAY, MAN?

WHAT THE F***? WHO ARE YOU?

YOU KNOW HOW LONG I'VE BEEN

SITTING HERE?

DUDE, YOU'RE ON FILM

RIGHT THERE, DUDE.

YOU KNOW HOW LONG I'VE

BEEN SITTING HERE, MAN?

- YOU KNOW HOW LONG

I'VE BEEN SITTING HERE?

- I DON'T CARE, DUDE.

YOU'RE NOT SELLING OUT HERE.

YOU'RE BREAKING THE LAW.

YOU KNOW HOW LONG I'VE BEEN

SITTING HERE, MAN? HOW LONG

YOU BEEN LOOKING AT ME?

- YOU LOOKING FOR A SCENE, MAN?

YOU A COP OR SOMETHING?

- NO, DUDE.

- YOU'D BETTER BE A COP.

ARE YOU A COP?

- DUDE, DON'T DO THAT, BRO.

- YOU'D BETTER

HAVE A BADGE, MAN.

- DON'T DO NOTHING, BRO.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE A BADGE,

DON'T COME OVER HERE

F***ING WITH ME, MAN.

- DUDE, COME ON.

- ALL RIGHT? MIND YOUR

F***ING BUSINESS, ALL RIGHT?

NO. THIS IS MY BUSINESS.

- IT'S NOT YOUR BUSINESS.

- YEAH, IT IS.

- IT'S NOT YOUR BUSINESS.

- YEAH, IT IS, BRO.

ALL RIGHT.

IF YOU F*** WITH ME,

YOU'RE GONNA FIND OUT TOO.

ALL RIGHT?

IT IS WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK.

I'M ON

THE NORTHEAST CORNER.

YOU REALLY WANT TO HAVE

A PROBLEM, DON'T YOU?

YOU REALLY WANT:

TO HAVE A PROBLEM.

OKAY.

YEAH, WE'RE RIGHT

ON THE INSIDE.

WE'RE ON THE BENCH.

HE'S WALKING AWAY NOW.

Dark Guardian:

I WANT TO MAKE:

A DIFFERENCE SOMEHOW.

YOU KNOW, AND I KNOW

YOU CAN DO THAT IN SO MANY

DIFFERENT WAYS,

BUT I WANTED TO BRING

SUPERHEROES TO LIFE.

AND IN DOING THIS,

I FEEL LIKE I REALLY HAVE.

THE COSTUME IS A SYMBOL

OF SOMEBODY:

WHO'S GONNA STAND UP

AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE,

SOMEBODY WHO'S

GONNA STAND UP:

WHEN WRONG IS GOING ON.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT

GONNA LOOK THE OTHER WAY

OR CLOSE THE BLINDS.

YOU'RE GONNA GO OUT

AND HELP THAT PERSON

WHO NEEDS IT.

Master Legend:

SOMEBODY HAS TO DO IT.

SOMEBODY HAS TO:

GET OUT THERE AND STAND UP

FOR ALL THE STARVING PEOPLE

OUT HERE IN ORLANDO.

SO THAT'S WHY

I STARTED DOING:

TEAM JUSTICE OUTREACH.

Super Hero:

OUR YEARLY CHRISTMAS DRIVE

IS THE BIGGEST AND BEST

TIME OF YEAR,

NOT JUST FOR TEAM JUSTICE,

BUT FOR ME PERSONALLY TOO.

WHAT IT'S EVOLVED INTO

OVER THE YEARS:

IS GOING FROM HAVING

A FEW BOXES:

TO NOW HAVING:

HUGE WAGONLOADS:

OF TOYS FOR KIDS

AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

AND EVERY YEAR:

ON CHRISTMAS DAY

WE GO TO THE MISSION STREET

SHELTER:

THAT MASTER LEGEND

KNOWS ABOUT.

WE HAND IT ALL OUT

AND MAKE A BUNCH

OF KIDS HAPPY.

WHEN I FIRST STARTED OUT,

MY FIRST ACTUAL DRIVE

FOR CHRISTMAS MISSION

CHANGED A LOT OF THE WAY

I LOOKED AT THINGS.

IT MADE ME REALIZE

THAT A LOT OF KIDS

DON'T HAVE THE KIND OF STUFF

THAT MOST CHILDREN HAVE,

WHERE THEY CAN:

OPEN UP AN X-BOX

OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO FOR ME,

I THOUGHT IT CHANGED

A LOT OF THE CHRISTMASSES

FOR MOST KIDS.

IT MADE THEIR:

CHRISTMAS, YES.

THE COMMUNITY IN ORLANDO

HAS REALLY STARTED

TO ACKNOWLEDGE:

THAT WE'RE THERE.

MASTER LEGEND IS LIKE

A LOCAL CELEBRITY.

YEP, I REMEMBER THAT.

HE WAS GIVING OUT A WHOLE

LOT OF STUFF.

THEN THEY WENT:

TO THE COALITION.

YOU WENT TO THE COALITION

AND GAVE OUT THE REST OF IT.

I REMEMBER THAT--

IN A WHITE VAN.

I REMEMBER THAT.

YEP, AND I WAS

HOMELESS,

DOWN ON MY LUCK.

HE DID HELP ME OUT.

Master Legend:

I FEEL LIKE AT LEAST

I'M DOING SOMETHING, YOU KNOW?

I DON'T WANT TO FEEL

LIKE SOMEBODY THAT'S

LAYING AROUND:

DOING NOTHING,

NOT CARING, YOU KNOW,

NOT CARING ABOUT ANYTHING

THAT'S GOING ON, YOU KNOW?

AT LEAST, I'M--

I'M ACCOMPLISHING SOMETHING.

Man:

I THINK IT'S PRETTY COOL.

PEOPLE LAUGH AT HIM AT FIRST,

BUT HE'S A PRETTY SERIOUS DUDE.

HE COMES OVER THERE

WITH COOLERS FULL OF STUFF

AND SNACKS AND EVERYTHING

FOR EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW?

SO I THINK:

IT'S A PRETTY NEAT THING

THAT HE'S DOING.

Master Legend:

YOU KNOW, THERE'S REALLY

NOTHING IMPORTANT

IN THIS WORLD.

THAT'S WHERE PEOPLE

ALWAYS MAKE A MISTAKE.

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