For Complex News, I'm Hanuman Welch.
Police in Virginia are gently reminding citizens that walking around strapped with a decorative
katana you bought off QVC is still one hundred percent illegal.
Winchester, Virginia Police arrested 31-year-old Jeremy Putnam Friday after he was found in
full make-up resembling the late Heath Ledger's character from 2008's The Dark Knight.
In addition to caked-on white foundation, a red, faux carved smile and dyed green hair,
Putnam was toting a katana, muttering the words nothing cuts like Japanese steel.
Cosplaying as one of the most recognizable villains of all time, is one thing, getting
busted in front of a place called massage envy while you're mascara is running is something
else entirely.
The funny thing is that this reddit thread brought to life after a vape pen was struck
by lightning is going to get in more trouble for running around in make up as opposed to
carrying around a sword.
According to Virginia law, Putnam's makeup counts as a "mask" and is a more punishable
offense than the the sword was carrying.
"It shall be unlawful for any person over 16 years of age, with the intent to conceal
his identity, wear any mask, hood, or other device, whereby a substantial portion of the
face is hidden or covered, so as to conceal the identity of the wearer to be or appear
in any public place, or upon any private property in this Commonwealth, without first having
obtained from the owner or tenant thereof consent to do so in writing."
So, moral of the story, you're not a goddamn comic book character so if you run around
dressed like one carrying a sword, the cops are gonna arrest you.
Now we could also speculate how this outcome might have played out if this were a person
of color running around with a katana strapped to their back.
That's all for now, but for everything else subscribe to complex on youtube, for complex
news, I'm Hanuman Welch.
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