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[–] deft@ttrpg.network 22 points 2 years ago (7 children)

That's literally so wrong.

Why did Spidey become a hero in the first place? Because the cops couldn't find the killer, so Peter did and killed the guy. Which was not justice.

So many heroes of NY in Marvel are focused on justice and the concept of what is justice. The Punisher kills, Daredevil punishes, Spidey is learning. Sometimes he lets people go, otherwise he believes imprisonment is an alternative. Sometimes there is an option that don't fit either.

The point is Spider-Man knows killing isn't justice and the cops/system doesn't either, he literally is an enemy to police always. He simply is trying to make a dangerous world a little more safe in his local area.

Fuck out of here with your fake ass political take. Especially such a terrible one.

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 years ago (6 children)

There's a reason the Punisher is the unofficial mascot for the Thin Blue Line community.

In the Spider-man series, what is the problem that is plaguing Queens, that is driving Spider-man to vigilantism?

[–] DigitalTraveler42@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Punisher's creator hates that cops use the Skull:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2020/06/11/the-creator-of-the-punisher-wants-to-reclaim-the-iconic-skull-from-police-and-fringe-admirers/

You're barking up the wrong tree with your misguided "superhero's are police propaganda" there's plenty of heroes who go against the cops, like the Punisher, and plenty of villains with valid points, like Magneto. Overall Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created the heroes they created together to inspire their readers to be good people, and they created those heroes in very inclusive ways to represent all of us and our flaws.

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46192799

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