321
Bat-approved (lemmy.world)

Art by lantaniel

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 38 points 1 month ago

Worth noting that the usual concerns of vigilantism don't actually apply to Batman,

  • He works directly with the police, and even then specifically with the cops that have passed the vibe check and can be trusted

  • He mostly avoids direct confrontation unless he's been attacked or someone is actively in danger, and even then, what genius is seriously gonna willingly tango with the goddamned batman?

  • Basically everything else he does save for regularly committing cyber crimes to steal Amanda Waller's AP class homework for his own cases or just to keep tabs on the feds given how much shit they get up to in DC comics, would be protected by Good Samaritan law, basically you get special legal protection even if you committed the crime beforehand if you drop what you're doing to save someone's life. Most often this is used to protect college kids who bring in their ODed friends to the hospital from being prosecuted for underage drinking or drug charges or standers by who intervene to rescue car crash patients from liability suit, but DC almost certainly has a white list of recognized vigilantes who get this protection for rescuing civilians and taking on police work on volunteer basis.

[-] sundray@lemmus.org 37 points 1 month ago

Also, unlike real life vigilantes, Batman is much less likely to get in over his head and get his skull cracked by a catalytic converter thief.

load more comments (3 replies)
this post was submitted on 20 Jul 2024
321 points (97.3% liked)

Comic Strips

11937 readers
1720 users here now

Comic Strips is a community for those who love comic stories.

The rules are simple:

Web of links

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS