>>117332
>have you read or seen batman: year one
I have not.
>what do you think of me only carrying SAP gloves and maybe a taser/pepper gun
Not sure. Hard to tell because I don't know your build or training or where you would be operating or what your motivation is.
Are you serious about this or is this more of a "superheros are cool and it would be cool to be a superhero" kind of thing? It's OK if it is (I'm not gonna judge you) we've all been down that line of thinking at one time or another. But you need to be aware that how things play out in pictures and comics ain't how they go down irl.
So if you are just looking to patrol the streets looking for evildoers to fight, I'd advise against it. Your chances of finding a crime in progress and having the opportunity to stop it are slim. Your chances of getting ambushed by someone asking if you know what time it is before he pulls a gun on you are much better.
The best you can hope to accomplish patrolling the streets like phoenix jones is maybe getting in a fight with an aggressive drunk or junkie and being lucky enough not to have the cops called.
Also be aware that the pigs cops hate competition and if someone calls them you will likely be arrested for whatever reason they can think up (assault, disorderly conduct, mischief, trespassing, battery, etc) because they don't like the idea of civilians cutting in on their action.
Don't get me wrong. Carrying around SAP gloves and a taser/pepper spray is a good idea if you are going out at night or passing through a dangerous neighborhood on foot. But if you are going for the whole vigilante thing it's better to refer to >>117323 and plan out your actions.
You can for example, do more damage to criminals by say throwing a Molotov into a drug house after you have blocked the building exits off, than you could do by tazing a few drug dealers.
It's all about what you are trying to accomplish and how far you are willing to go.
So to reiterate if you are afraid of getting messy it's best to just leave it to the professionals. Carry a mobile phone with you and report crimes in progress that you see. That will accomplish far more (maybe, depending on how fast the cops are) than trying to fight a one man crusade. If you want to go lone wolf you gotta go big and you gotta be discreet and willing to go outside of the law.