Fatman

Earlier this year, The Dark Knight Rises took in up to $198 million over its opening weekend. The caped crusader has captured the imagination of millions, who have flocked in their droves to see director Christopher Nolan's latest offering. And everyone of them was wishing, at least for a moment, that they too could don Batman's utility belt and fight crime as the faceless vigilante.

And now one man has taken it upon himself to realise the dream of countless children throughout the world. He is the hero that Michigan needs.

33 year-old Mark "Wayne" Williams has been seen frequently in recent times taking to the streets of Michigan in his homemade Batman costume. His struggle against criminal activity has brought hope to people in need of hope in these bleak and troubled times.

Actually no, it's just a slightly overweight man in tights. A man who was arrested earlier this month after he arrived at the scene of a traffic accident, and refused to leave. He was eventually detained by officers after his interference through a police dog off the scent of a missing person.

Among the items confiscated from his person was a baton, a can of pepper spray and a pair of sand-filled gloves.

In a statement on his Facebook page, Mr Williams wrote: "Sometimes I wished I didn't care about people as much or that I lived in a bigger city so I could concentrate on criminal activity."

He went on to add that "trying to help people on a personal level can be rewarding but it can also rip your heart out".

I can only hope that this man is more permanently detained, perhaps in a psychological institute of some description, before he causes any serious damage to the people for whom he cares so much.