The Vigilante Registration Act went into law a little over 2 and a half weeks ago. The presence of MFC Enforcers and Cape Killer Units has been substantial around the country. You would think that this increase in man power patrolling the streets would curb crime. You may be wrong. We have a few stats while early, may still be an indication as to what is really being done.
Crime around the country has actually risen above what it was before by 28 percent. Super crime (crime committed by individuals with extraordinary abilities) acounts for 20 percent of that increase when MFC director, Lex Luthor, was questioned about these numbers, he had this to say:
"While these numbers may seem alarming, you have to take into account that the polls would be off. Since vigilantism has, for the most part, been outlawed, a natural side affect of that ruling would cause crime rates to go up. I'm pretty sure your little pollsters didn't take this out when they were digging around for more dirt to throw at the VRA and myself. We've had independent pollsters conduct our own survey on how safe they felt before the VRA passed and we conducted another survey 1 and a half weeks after the poll passed. 65 percent of Americans felt safe with costumed renegades running around. A surprising number to say the least but me and my MFC administration have raised that percentage by a significant amount. 87 percent Americans fell a lot safer due to the new law being in place. I think our numbers speak for themselves. Now, kindly remove yourselves from the room. I have another press conference to attend with my "go to" team, the Scumbags."
After that, our crew was quickly removed from the premises but one can't help but wonder the validity of Director Luthors numbers. At the same time, his claim that crime would go up because of all the unregistered heroes and villains would also make sense. We'll keep an eye on this to see if any changes develop.
I like the made up statistics, good idea.
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