Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Punisher: A Maniac? (Philosophy)

In case you don't know yet, the Punisher a.k.a. Frank Castle is a Marvel Comics vigilant who believes in killing criminals. He is not above torturing, exhorting or blackmailing either. Sincerely believing that all criminal scum deserves to die, he sets out on a one man war against crime.

The question is, in this day and age, are we condemning these ideas too quickly? When the police is incompentant, and the law inadequent, is it right to take justice into our own hands? Can we ever justify killing?

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