Bad Reasons to Talk About Batman. Batman is clearly the best superhero because he doesn’t have any superpowers and because he isn’t even sure whether he’s a good guy or a bad guy. Also, because he wears his underwear on the outside. Recent events have highlighted that humanity has a real soft spot for vigilante justice, but Batman would tell you to be real careful who you make a hero.
Music pick of the week:
Robot – Marriages – Audiotree Live EP
Stevil – The Fluid – Clear Black Paper Remastered
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“Start without killing anyone.” Okay, but can you not say there people on this planet that have deserved death for their actions administered not necessarily by a court of law? The classic example from our lifetimes are the actions of Gary Plauché who shot his son’s molester on camera in ’84 or more recently the father who beat the man to death he caught raping his daughter in Texas. It can be easily argued that Mr Thompson effectively had gallons more blood on his hands due to his guidance of UHC’s actions that harmed this kid, his mother and thousands more. I would also counter that all of the above deserved their fates (and worse) in the minds of their executioners. As such, those who delivered their ends will not have as hard a time living with themselves than had they neglected to act. The courts agreed in the first two examples and it will be interesting to see how this plays out for Luigi.
Dr. Sweets – I absolutely understand the sentiment, the drive to right a wrong. I just don’t really want to live in a society where random 26-year-old dudes get to decide who lives and dies.
Robot, like it or not we live in a society where anyone can easily acquire a gun and easily make terminal decisions for whomever they wish. I do not believe this is right either and wish things were different. I will argue that in the aforementioned cases that perhaps some karmic justice occurred. This is extremely rare and while I am not celebrating such acts nor making heroes out of any of them, the setting does change the tone. That said I do not have the answers. I do stay vigilant, encourage those around me to watch their six and hope that we all stay away from the wrong place at the wrong time.