The Keene Act & YOU (1977)
"The Keene Act & YOU": A Government PSA on behalf of the House Committee on
Un-American Activities. CLICK THRU to learn more about national law passed in 1977.
Source: The New Frontiersman
[CLICK to listen to a "Live" audio-report of the riots]
"The Keene Act was a national law passed in 1977 by the United States Congress that outlawed "costumed adventuring". Passed by a United States senator named Keene, it immediately made illegal any form of vigilantism by costumed adventurers, except for the few who worked solely in the remit of the United States government. Although the Act had been on the table for some time, it was finally rushed through as an emergency law following the police strike on America's east coast, which was itself a reaction to the extreme methods employed by costumed crimefighters (notably Rorschach) who used excessive force when punishing criminals." [Watchmen Wikia]
Above are Photographs of the 1977 New York City riots, precipitated by NYPD strike action. Below shows the letter from Francis Giancarlo, President of the New York City Police Officer's Union, to the office of the Mayor (February 16, 1977) informing New York's mayor of imminent police strike action:
And THIS is what will happen when lawlessness hits:
The Comedian will come kick your asses!
"The Beginning Of The End is The Beginning"
