Dressing up like batman and trying to help others? That's a jailin'
A MAN has been arrested for showing up at a store dressed in a batman-like costume with customers fearing for their lives.
Matthew Argintar, 23, came to a Home Depot store in Mansfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, in the US, dressed in a "mask, cape and body armour" which included "tactical pants, elbow and arm pads and a bulletproof vest underneath his clothing". He was carrying handcuffs.
He then allegedly went to people in the store's car park asking if they needed help.
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Argintar, who was arrested after police received several emergency calls regarding what witnesses feared was a Colorado "copycat.", said he said he is among an estimated 100 people who dress as what they call real-life superheroes.
The association which claims that its main objective is to "inspire others to go out and do good," has member-restricted content and public links to crime fighting, equipment, police scanner feeds and US law sites.
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Argintar was charged with being disorderly and unlawful possession of handcuffs. He was taken to hospital for a psychiatric evaluation, pending an appearance in Mansfield Township Municipal Court on August 21.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/world/matthew-argintar-arrested-for-wearing-batman-like-costume/story-fnd12peo-1226444805167
Add costume bans to the mix now so we can all feel safer.
Somehow though, I feel less safe these days than I did back when I was young.
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Kinda silly to arrest somebody because they're wearing a friggin' costume... Maybe we can create a NEW "Patriot Act", where costumed wearing Americans are rounded-up and sent to Guantanamo... 