A recent crackdown on costumed performers on Hollywood Boulevard has nerds up in arms.
In a nutshell, a few bad actors and superhero hacks are giving longtime performers a bad name, and the police have tried to put a stop to it with arrests. Naturally, lawsuits were filed and protests have been held. But the bottom line is it’s hard to take Darth Vader’s impassioned pleas for justice seriously on a public street in broad daylight.
(via Gawker)


