Captain Australia’s Crime Fighting Journal, Entry#49
Today I met my friend and videographer, who is still somewhat tender in his leg where he was struck a couple of weeks ago. Regrettably, he wont be able to assist with filming a patrol this weekend.
Which then prompts me to ask myself: should I worry about being filmed, and just go out on patrol anyway ?
There are four primary reasons for collecting video of my experiences:
1) to capture evidence in the event that I encounter criminal activity in any form
2) to share my experiences with you, in the hope that they will inspire you to take personal responsibility for making the world a better place
3) for legitimacy – so that you can see & verify that my experiences are true and real, that I’m not just some random internet crackpot making everything up
4) to watch my back – to be an additional set of eyes to alert me to signs of trouble
Maybe I should just go out tonight. Forget filming, forget public outreach, forget trying to touch and inspire people – but go out and really patrol. Lurk in the shadows, watching the people of the city, looking for people who need help, or intervening when I see a problem.
I can almost guarantee that somewhere tonight there’ll be an assault. A girl walking home drunk after spending her cab-fare on wine will be attacked. Two friends will have a drunken disagreement and it will degenerate into a fistfight. A small gang of teenagers will stop a young couple walking down an alleyway and demand their money.
I could intervene in all those situations, I could make a difference.
I think tonight, I will go out and watch the city.
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Tomorrow I’ll come here and journal my experiences – in the meantime, below is a video of me asking for your help. I am on a Quest to save the world, and you can help me in a number of ways:
1) tell your friends about me, do anything you can to spread my message, to expand awareness of my mission – give me a voice, in the hopes that I can inspire people
2) if you have problems, or know of someone with problems: tell me about them. I promise to consider all serious issues, and maybe my unique set of skills and experiences can help find a solution. It may involve meeting face to face, or it may just involve advice: but let me help you (just mail: helpme@captainaustralia.net)
3) Watch the video below. If you know of evil, have any ideas of how I could make the world a better place, contact me. Report any crimes, or even cases where you know that the criminal justice system has failed, or doesnt care. It could be a neighbour dispute you’re aware of, a gang of thugs .. anything. Just let me know. (mail: reportacrime@captainaustralia.net)
