Suddenly, Laurie feared for the life of her own 17 year-old son John, and tried to call Yosemite to talk to him, but her phone was dead." He then made his unofficial intentions clearer, implying that the individuals in the drug cartel who were responsible must be killed: "These drug cartels presenta clear and present dangerto the national security of the United States.The car almost hit me.You swooped me up.You saved me.You said you needed me").Spider-Man remembered: "You""re my eyes and ears." Max was overwhelmed by the changes in his body: "It""s strange, the power I feel.I got so much...I got so much anger." While trying to talk Max down and urging the cops to not fire, a sniper took aim and shot.Feeling betrayed when attacked, Max swung around and knocked the sniper from his catwalk.Although Spider-Man had successfully defused Max""s volatility a bit, Max felt betrayed when bystanders rallied behind Spider-Man and chanted at their idol: "Spidey, Spidey, Spidey," while labeling him a "stupid freak" and "electro dummy.Devastated by his recent personal setbacks, Peter lost his web-producing and wall-climbing powers and decided to make a personal choice (while having a vision of his final conversation with Uncle Ben (Cliff Robertson)): "I want a life of my own.