Senator Keene is a United States senator and author of the Keene Act, which was made to abolish all but government-sponsored vigilantes.
Biography[]
The Keene Act[]
In 1977, Keene proposed an emergency bill to respond against costumed vigilantism. That same year, he tabled the Keene Act, which would ban costumed crimefighters except for those sanctioned by the government.[1][2] During this time, riots were occurring throughout the country due to the police strikes, most notably in Washington, D.C. and New York City. When asked to respond to the Bronx riot that was recklessly quelled by the Comedian and Nite Owl II, Keene responded stating that "the use of excessive force by the so-called heroes only provides further evidence of their lawlessness."[1][3]
Trivia[]
- It is possible that Joseph David Keene is supposed to be based on David Keene, Spiro Agnew's adviser during the Nixon administration.