My brother is ALWAYS listening to his police scanner,says cops are too slow,he wants to interfere as superhero

Question

He found this dumb police scanner while he was dumpster diving weeks ago, now all he does is listen to it.

He thinks the cops don't respond quickly enough to the calls, and that he could do better.

He is also obsessed with Superheros like Batman and Spiderman.

He's getting really whacked out, and was even more inspired when he saw this story on the news:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,252107,00.html

I'm really worried he will put on a mask & take to the streets himself any day now.

He's 30 years old, lives a stable life, no history of psychiatric illness, what is going on here?

What should I do?

Answer 1

Nothing , yet maybe that's a form of recreation for him He will get tired of it eventually ( It is interesting to listen to those things )
If he is serious you may want to talk to him about getting some help because that does sound a bit peculiar behavior for a thirty year old

Answer 2

Myth # 1 about mental illness... only the bums on skid row can be mentally ill. It can hit anyone, and sometimes a "stable" person is more at risk, if people blow it off because of outwardly being 'ok'. People with no history of heart attacks can, and do, have heart attacks. Even family members can explain away bizarre things, or the person keeps them hidden just enough so they are not obvious.
If you have REASON to believe that he might act on his thoughts (which MIGHT be reaching the stage of delusions), call your local mental health office. If he does something stupid, his problems will be with the police. Someone who is endangering themself or others and is believed mentally ill, should, in most states, be held for a psychiatric evaluation, even if they don't want it. Look more closely for other signs that he is possibly becoming irrational. The definition of grandiosity is an ABNORMAL sense of more power, authority or capability than others. Mood swings? to the point of wildly hyper, doesn't sleep, giddy. Persons experiencing these things will normally deny that it is happening, because they don't see it. Jumping in to police incidents would be a sure sign of irrational.

Answer 3

Surely at 30 years old he is too old to be playing silly superhero games, isn't it time he went out and found himself a real life? If he is so worried about police response time, why does he not become a cop? If he is lucky, the cops will catch him with the stuff and have a stern word, if he is unlucky he will be caught in a situation that he has no training to handle, and things could well turn nasty.... Time he got straightened out - get him to his doctor and see if he is suffering delusions - good luck!

Answer 4

A noble cause could be dangerous. I like the idea but he needs a group of super hero's. The police deserve his respect and maybe they could work together. It is a worry that he could be injured and Who would be liable if he were hurt in the noble pursuit.

Answer 5

Get a matching cape and go as super girl. Every hero needs a sidekick.

Answer 6

Make sure he has a cape and a mask. You don't want the public to know is true identity as the bad guys can get him when he is not in costume.

Answer 7

Be a good sister and sew him a cape

Answer 8

nothing he is an adult and unless he is slow then he should be able to take care of himself and if he wants to be a hero then let him try!

Answer 9

What a shock, he listens to FOX (fake) news.

Answer 10

would certainly get some medical help, even if no previous problems he certainly sounds like he has one now..............