What: Peter is out and about still coping with being
When: Thursday Afternoon
Where: A little cafe up town somewhere.
Status/Rating: Open/PG
( Today was going to be one of those days )
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"There's no cause for worry when it comes to the SRA prison," said SHIELD's Anthony Stark, also known as the hero Iron Man, when he appeared on Thursday night's 20/20. "It's in a secure location where those who've chosen to break the law can be held without the public needing to worry about their own personal safety."
Stark, a vocal and active supporter of the Superhero Registration Act, sat down for an open interview with Charlie Gibson where he answered questions ranging in topics from the SRA to his personal life. A large swath of the discussion was dedicated towards what detractors describe as a 'Gitmo based prison where inmates lose all constitutional rights'. Gibson asked Stark why the public hadn't been allowed to see the prison first hand.
"Because it wouldn't be responsible of me to show what's supposed to be a secure building and location to the entire world," Stark answered. "The public knows what it needs to and I've repeated this time and time again. The prison is within SHIELD headquarters and it's where we take those who choose to continue operating without registration. And let me also make it clear that we're out to punish people for anything pre-SRA. We commend the heroes who've been operating in this city and around the country for years now and we've given everyone ample time to either register or hang up the cowl. What we cannot stand for are the heroes in the face of the SRA refuse to take responsibility for their current and future actions, whatever they might be."
"As for the rumors that various unregistered heroes have been disappearing and that your operatives have taking them, illegally, to this prison? Can you speak to that?"
"They're just that. Rumors. The unregistereds are just going underground. There's your disappearance."
In the hour long interview Gibson went on to ask Stark about the transference points SHIELD plans on building in each of the Continental United States; points that would enable members of SHIELD to transport any captured unregistered heroes from state to state and back to the unknown prison within SHIELD headquarters.
Viewers can watch the full interview when 20/20 airs on ABC next Wednesday.
-- The New York Post, 9-16-08