Even that is probably too specific. It's blatantly illegal to put people in detention if it's not part of a criminal process. What they would probably have to do is make using powers illegal. Then wait to catch her doing that. Then jail her pending trial.
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Replying to @jamari_oneal @arthur_affect and
I won't naively say it never happens [See Korematsu]. But look at the Muslim ban. It took 5 attempts over 3 years before it was legal and that was much less targeted than a ban targeting 3 people would be.
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Replying to @jamari_oneal @mssilverstein and
True, but on the other hand "having telekinetic powers" is an objectively serious threat to everyone around her that "being Japanese" or "being Muslim" is not (Which is why I've always disliked the X-Men as a metaphor for racism)
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Replying to @mssilverstein @jamari_oneal and
Right, it seems really obvious, from a dispassionate point of view, that the Lagos incident was an accident that should be classified at worst as reckless use of force - Wanda has no reason to *intentionally* kill civilian bystanders
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Replying to @arthur_affect @mssilverstein and
I mean I definitely watch Civil War and thought that Iron Man's side had a point. Although, the accords as written are blatantly unconstitutional so I'd probably nominally be in court advocating Caps side. (I guess in this hypothetical I've completed law school already.)
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Replying to @mssilverstein @jamari_oneal and
This is kind of the logical problem with the "superhero genre" and the vague way it defines itself, like theoretically any dipshit can be a "superhero" by putting on a mask, giving themselves a stupid name and extrajudicially assaulting criminals
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Replying to @arthur_affect @mssilverstein and
I always thought a key pillar of the superhero genre was going up against a threat big enough that it wouldn't be worth prosecuting.
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Replying to @IKacprzak @mssilverstein and
A big part of the theme of Kick-Ass is that because Dave has no real powers or training or tools to begin with, there doesn't seem to be any point to really worrying about the possible collateral damage of his actions
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@Nymphomachy I think pointed out that a possible tagline for the movie was inverse Uncle Ben
"With no power comes no responsibility"
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