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| Superheroes wanted: Dark Guardian assembling team of crime fighters in Gotham | |
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| Bored of your office cubicle? Sick of punching the keyboard instead of real-life villains? A self-proclaimed New York ‘superhero’ is looking to expand his team and will be holding auditions this Sunday. | Bored of your office cubicle? Sick of punching the keyboard instead of real-life villains? A self-proclaimed New York ‘superhero’ is looking to expand his team and will be holding auditions this Sunday. |
| Thirty-one-year-old vigilante Chris Pollack, aka Dark Guardian, has been patrolling the streets of New York for several years, hassling drug dealers and preventing muggings, all while looking the part in a leather jacket and bulletproof vest. | Thirty-one-year-old vigilante Chris Pollack, aka Dark Guardian, has been patrolling the streets of New York for several years, hassling drug dealers and preventing muggings, all while looking the part in a leather jacket and bulletproof vest. |
| However, he has not managed to stop all crime single-handedly. | However, he has not managed to stop all crime single-handedly. |
| Dark Guardian is looking to assemble a team of “heroes to help stand up and fight back against crime and apathy,” and will be recruiting on May 15 in New York. | Dark Guardian is looking to assemble a team of “heroes to help stand up and fight back against crime and apathy,” and will be recruiting on May 15 in New York. |
| The superhero, who does not carry a gun, seeks people willing to participate in “community policing” to keep the streets of New York clean as “slashings and attacks on citizens are becoming commonplace.” | The superhero, who does not carry a gun, seeks people willing to participate in “community policing” to keep the streets of New York clean as “slashings and attacks on citizens are becoming commonplace.” |
| Costumes aren’t a must, but they do look cool. | Costumes aren’t a must, but they do look cool. |
| An ability to defend yourself is probably useful for the job too. | An ability to defend yourself is probably useful for the job too. |
| Dark Guardian, along with some superhero friends, patrolled Greenwich Village three nights a week in 2013 after attacks on gay men, including the high-profile murder of Mark Carson by Elliot Morales. | Dark Guardian, along with some superhero friends, patrolled Greenwich Village three nights a week in 2013 after attacks on gay men, including the high-profile murder of Mark Carson by Elliot Morales. |
| “Violence on its own is wrong, and it's even worse when a specific group is being targeted. We care about everyone, from every walk of life, and we want to keep everybody safe,” Dark Guardian said speaking to DNA Info. | “Violence on its own is wrong, and it's even worse when a specific group is being targeted. We care about everyone, from every walk of life, and we want to keep everybody safe,” Dark Guardian said speaking to DNA Info. |
| Vigilante neighborhood patrols are increasing throughout the US, including New York. | Vigilante neighborhood patrols are increasing throughout the US, including New York. |
| The Big Apple's most infamous example is the red-bereted Guardian Angels led by Curtis Silwa. | The Big Apple's most infamous example is the red-bereted Guardian Angels led by Curtis Silwa. |
| The Howard Beach Citizen Safety Patrol has two squad cars, its own police dogs, uniforms, and a hotline. | The Howard Beach Citizen Safety Patrol has two squad cars, its own police dogs, uniforms, and a hotline. |
| And unlike Dark Guardian, the groups don't always defend victims of anti-LGBT violence. | And unlike Dark Guardian, the groups don't always defend victims of anti-LGBT violence. |
| An Orthodox Jewish patrol group known as the Shomrim attacked a Black man while shouting anti-gay slurs in the gentrified Brooklyn neighborhood of Williamsburg in 2013. | An Orthodox Jewish patrol group known as the Shomrim attacked a Black man while shouting anti-gay slurs in the gentrified Brooklyn neighborhood of Williamsburg in 2013. |
| The victim is still waiting for justice in that case after he found out it was closed without action. It has since been reopened and five men were arrested in connection with the attack. | The victim is still waiting for justice in that case after he found out it was closed without action. It has since been reopened and five men were arrested in connection with the attack. |
| George Zimmerman is America's most famous vigilante after shooting and killing 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida in 2012. | George Zimmerman is America's most famous vigilante after shooting and killing 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida in 2012. |
| Zimmerman, a part-time neighborhood watch captain, claims the unarmed Black teenager was acting suspiciously. | Zimmerman, a part-time neighborhood watch captain, claims the unarmed Black teenager was acting suspiciously. |
| READ MORE: ‘A piece of American history’: Zimmerman auctioning gun he used to kill Trayvon Martin | READ MORE: ‘A piece of American history’: Zimmerman auctioning gun he used to kill Trayvon Martin |