Mental Preparation for Crossing the Line

"Wait, I get it now." Cathy called a halt, watching the eloquent Henry with a very serious expression. "What exactly do you mean by being outside the law and fighting back?"

After a brief pause, the Kryptonian realized the implication behind the question. "Exactly what you're thinking. But judging by things now, asking you to kill people is still too much, isn't it?

"Not just you. The three lying down over there are still high school girls. I doubt they've even been in a fight before. Suddenly raising the difficulty to this level isn't easy to accept, right?"

Although she had been chased all the way here, Cathy Weber had never considered killing in return as a course of action. "Isn't there a more peaceful way? For instance, we capture them and hand them over to the police..."

Even as she said it, Cathy Weber felt that the idea was impractical.

Whether they handed them over to the police in Peru or the United States, they would need sufficient evidence to secure a conviction. There was also the issue of legal jurisdiction.

Armed intimidation, attempted murder, and even on the train, Cathy and the others had witnessed Ezekiel Sims kill a Black woman. He had also injured police officers while dressed as Black Spider-Man, though they did not know whether any officers had died.

There was no doubt that these were all serious crimes. During the trial, they could also apply for restraining orders from the court to protect the girls being targeted.

But... if the other side had the power to kill people this way, could the government's justice system alone protect them?

If they got dragged into a long, drawn-out legal battle, it would never end.

At a time like this, how else could they protect themselves?

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