# If you had a superpower, would the goverment hunt you down or detain you?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 27, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-superpower-would-the-goverment-hunt-you-down-or-detain-you/669832 "2013-09-27T19:47:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-superpower-would-the-goverment-hunt-you-down-or-detain-you/669832/21 "2013-09-29T21:09:39Z")

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> [@drewtwo99](#):
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> In my experience, the SCP foundation would swoop in and assign you a number, and then experiment on you for a while but if you were found to be relatively harmless you would just live the rest of your life in a foundation facility.

Fascinating site, Drew. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-superpower-would-the-goverment-hunt-you-down-or-detain-you/669832/22 "2013-09-29T21:53:52Z")

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> [@Shodan](#):
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> I believe I read (somebody correct me if I am wrong) that Randi is no longer doing his million-dollar challenge for genuine supernatural demonstrations, but no matter.

It’s still open according to the JREF site, but the whole site has a dated, unmaintained feel to it. It seems like a notice would have been posted.

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