Originally posted by tkitnaSabes gets a pass for fighting the evil of Wolverine though.
Sabretooth should probably get a mention. He kills for the fun of it at times. He sliced up Harmony Young for nothing more than giggles and to piss Cage off. Silver Fox got the same treatment as did a bunch of others.
Originally posted by BrockalizerThat isn't on them though.
I'm going for a tie with either Superman or Batman. How many millions if not billions of lives would be saved if they had the backbone to do what is necessary, rather than allowing their enemies to live long enough to once again threaten the city/planet/universe?
That doesn't make them evil, it makes them true to themselves to the point of being detrimental to others. You could call it stupid, but evil? No.
Originally posted by Sr J-BiebWhat makes it evil rather than stupid in my mind is the rationale behind it. They willingly jeopardize countless lives because they routinely decide that their "principals" are more important than protecting innocent lives.
That isn't on them though.That doesn't make them evil, it makes them true to themselves to the point of being detrimental to others. You could call it stupid, but evil? No.
Originally posted by BrockalizerBut they do protect innocent lives...
What makes it evil rather than stupid in my mind is the rationale behind it. They willingly jeopardize countless lives because they routinely decide that their "principals" are more important than protecting innocent lives.
Their principals make them fight the same battle for innocent lives with different stakes behind them many times.
They "put people at risk" and then save the day. Rinse and repeat
Originally posted by Sr J-BiebSo let me ask you this. If I know without a doubt that my neighbor beats his wife or molests his children and will continue to do so as long as he lives, I have the power to stop him but instead of doing something about it I wait for it to happen again so that I can swoop in and save the day. Is that evil?
But they do protect innocent lives...Their principals make them fight the same battle for innocent lives with different stakes behind them many times.
They "put people at risk" and then save the day. Rinse and repeat
Originally posted by BrockalizerA more accurate comparison is you sending him to Prison, him getting out and then you getting the police a second time instead of killing him.
So let me ask you this. If I know without a doubt that my neighbor beats his wife or molests his children and will continue to do so as long as he lives, I have the power to stop him but instead of doing something about it I wait for it to happen again so that I can swoop in and save the day. Is that evil?
They aren't standing around and actually letting their villains murder people like your implying
Originally posted by BrockalizerDo you also put him in jail every time you can?
So let me ask you this. If I know without a doubt that my neighbor beats his wife or molests his children and will continue to do so as long as he lives, I have the power to stop him but instead of doing something about it I wait for it to happen again so that I can swoop in and save the day. Is that evil?
And no, that's not evil. You're not the one plowing kids and beating his wife (probably deserved). You're just beating the shit out of him and him being dogshit retarded.
You're basically saying that if you don't kill someone who's evil (but do everything in your power to stop them) that you're even more evil than the person who you're fighting. No.
To put a hero in your scenario...
Superman would swoop in as soon as he hit the girl, punch his dick off. Throw him in jail, then when he gets out of jail, capture him again, etc. He might get away to try it again, but he wouldn't get far.
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Originally posted by Sr J-BiebThere are some bad guys that prison really wont work on. The justice system in the comics is just as inadequate as it is in the real world. Simply throwing Joker in jail doesn't eliminate the threat he poses. If they aren't evil then at least criminally insane. After all isn't the definition of insanity doing something repeatedly and expecting a different result?
Do you also put him in jail every time you can?And no, that's not evil. You're not the one plowing kids and beating his wife (probably deserved). You're just beating the shit out of him and him being dogshit retarded.
You're basically saying that if you don't kill someone who's evil (but do everything in your power to stop them) that you're even more evil than the person who you're fighting. No.
To put a hero in your scenario...
Superman would swoop in as soon as he hit the girl, punch his dick off. Throw him in jail, then when he gets out of jail, capture him again, etc. He might get away to try it again, but he wouldn't get far.