I just finished watching xXx 2 The Next Level and I was wondering to myself... are there really heroes like that? There have to be some people out there who save the day in miraculous acts of bravery. You've got all these TV and movie heroes, but is there really someone out there as reckless as Jack Bauer who always manages to save the country in 24 hours?

I really like the idea that there are people who do all that to save their country. People who use a kitchen knife to thwart a whole army of baddies on a train. People who throw themselves off the roof attached to fire hoses. At the same time though I guess having these heroes means that there would be psychos who have crazed plans to take over the world. Hmm every idea has its draw back.