Homelander Event

Homelander Event (noun): A hypothetical scenario where a heavily militarized U.S. police officer or federal agent, emulating the psychotic superhero from The Boys, intentionally or not, snaps and fires live rounds indiscriminately into a crowd of civilians.

Context: The term highlights the terrifying convergence of three factors: the influx of military-grade weapons to police departments (via programs like the 1033 program), lowered recruitment standards, and a documented pattern of officers losing composure and using excessive force on crowds (e.g., with rubber bullets during the 2020 protests).

"The way that cop was screaming at us walking past the protest with his finger on the trigger, oof. Could have sworn we were seconds from a Homelander Event."

"Arming federal agents with LMGs is just begging for a Homelander Event; they act like they’re untouchable."

by FluidHistory December 14, 2025

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Repelling event

A bad event that causes the people to intentional do or avoid performing certain actions and or activities in order to reduce the risk of having the same or similar issue happen to them. Often times it may only affect the specific place and or area where the event happened.

The shark attack at the beach caused less people to go to the beach for weeks, because people didn’t want to risk getting attacked. It was a repelling event.

by Vanguard 1998 April 16, 2022

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