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[–] myotheraccount@lemmy.world 55 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

"criminal" is not an exclusive identity, it's just a label for someone who happens to have committed a crime. You can be a criminal and a worthy part of society at the same time. Killing people almost always causes more misery than it removes.

[–] Tortellinius@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, and maybe it should be mentioned that Arkham City has a huge amount of political prisoners and other innocents inside of it.

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Right, though Batman stories rarely depict ordinary people who just happen to commit a single crime. Criminals in that universe are all cackling psychopaths who wander the streets, assaulting, robbing, and murdering anyone they encounter. They’re much more aptly labeled villainous outlaw gangsters than mere criminals.

[–] myotheraccount@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

Thanks, I may have missed the part where this post is about a fictional city 🙈

[–] felixwhynot@lemmy.world 34 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

The biggest criminals are the wage thieves?

[–] RamenJunkie@midwest.social 13 points 3 weeks ago

I want an arc where Batman gets a konk on the head and forgets he is Bruce Wayne, then starts hunting down Bruce Wayne for being a criminal billionaire.

[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 12 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

and polluters / fossil fuels, and tax avoiders and...

hmm, looks like ~~capitalists~~ oligarchs, oh my.

Holy Hypocrisy Batman.

[–] someguy7734206@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Even in the context of the game, at some point, Batman is asked something like, "These are all criminals, should you really be helping them?" and Batman responds by pointing out that some of the inmates are political prisoners. Which is very applicable to real life, given how corrupt almost all justice systems in the world are.

[–] TheFerrango@lemmings.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

The worst kind of prisoners

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 10 points 3 weeks ago

Define who is a "criminal". Usually it just means black people

[–] belastend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 weeks ago

Good Idea, start with yourself, you fucking waste of air.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 7 points 3 weeks ago

It wouldn't work because anon is fake and the question is gay

[–] GrumpyBike1020@monero.town 5 points 3 weeks ago

The comments on this post make me think nobody knows what greentext is anymore.

[–] heartSagan5@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 weeks ago

I did Nazi that coming.