Phoenix Jones, a real life superhero.
Phoenix Jones, aka Ben Fodor is a former pro mma wrestler, weighing in at 166.8 lbs and 6,0 tall, he went 8-3 from 2006-2010, after his career in wrestling, he would go on to be a real life superhero.
In 2010 he was on a trip to a water park with his son, on their way back to the car, his son had tripped at the car only to find his leg cut, realizing that the car had been broken into, and the shattered glass was what cut his leg. Then, the next year, Fodor would be out with friends, when one of his friends would be assaulted and seriously injured, Fodor rushed to his car to call the police, but instead found a black ski mask, and handled the issue himself. This was when Fodor decided to double down on crime, and Phoenix Jones was born. In 2011 he started his crime fighting career, soon his simple ski mask would evolve into a full blown costume, with body armor. He would roam the streets of Seattle at night time fighting crime, using a net gun to capture and hold criminals. He would later get in trouble with police for pepper spraying a crowd of people who he assumed were fighting, the police stated that there was no fight at all.
He would end his career as a vigilante in 2014, he would later be arrested on drug charges on january 10th of 2020, caught selling MDMA. (street name, molly) and cocaine to an undercover police officer. He and his girlfriend would both be arrested and given drug charges. Although later released.
Some other notable details about Phoenix Jones.
Phoenix Jones was apart of a group of vigilantes called the Rain City Superhero Movement, With many superheroes, some examples of which are, El Caballero, Midnight Jack, Westlake Drake, Ghost, Thorn, and Buster Doe. His now ex-wife, went by the name “Purple Reign” and ran a non profit organization focused on stopping domestic violence, she would also at one point be married to another superhero in the Rain City Superhero Movement, Midnight Jack.
What do you think? Should vigilantism be legal? Was Phoenix Jones right for stopping crime?
Sources
https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/25184-ben-fodor
https://globalnews.ca/news/6473130/phoenix-jones-arrested-superhero/
https://wiki.rlsh.net/wiki/Purple_Reign
Below are pictures of Phoenix Jones and Purple Reign
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