Stephen Gutkowski's Let The Punisher

The freedom of walking down the street with no fear comes at the price of life for those who have no remorse for the lives of others. In the Marvel Universe criminals are in charge, corruption runs rampant, breaking the legal system, causing a revolving door effect amongst criminals. There is a need for an interruption of that effect. Frank Castle, known as the Punisher, is seemingly a means to an end. The Punisher crosses lines that no one dares to approach. He sometimes kills with ruthlessness, but only to those who have given the community the same if not more than its share of unthinkable malicious crimes. Let the Punisher go free to clean New York of unruly characters, he oversteps the law to do what others will not, but doing away …show more content…
In his writings, Stephen Gutkowski brings in some moral dialog from the Punisher himself, “I think the people I kill need killing…nobody got hurt that didn’t deserve it…I think that this world, it needs men that are. willing to make the hard call…I make sure that they don’t make it out on the street again.” The affirmation that he does indeed have a moral code comes with his commitment to only malicious criminals, unless climbing through a gauntlet of criminals is needed to get the top of the hierarchy. Criminals who are getting away because of loopholes or the endless exchanging of hands. This has driven him to his endless pursuit to bring down major criminals. The Punisher is very devoted to killing only those who are among the sickest natured of criminals. This comes with no casualties. As he is very calculated in his detective work, his missions come with no casualties. He is also very particular about the blue prints he uses to carry out the plans chosen to get his target. His moral character is indeed in line as he is not after the petty criminal, only those who do choose to demeanor …show more content…
In a similar vigilante case of Batman viruses the Joker, morality is again brought about through dialog by the author Mark White, “If he kills, it would make him as bad as the criminals he is sworn to fight…the only relevant factor is that killing is wrong.” The logical view is to see that his killing spree is blatantly against the legal system. With no evidence of letting criminals reform, some will say Frank Castle is a murderer, as he has taken it upon himself to be a judge, juror, and executioner all at once. They claim there is no usefulness to this act of brutality and that laws are in place to punish those who have broken them. Criminals deserve to be brought to justice, not by the allowance of vigilantes, and ruthlessly killing with no coherent remorse for life’s moral codes or ethical practices. The laws are made to keep emotions from taking over in the case where crimes are committed. This helps establish justice where some may seek emotionally charged punishment instead of lawful prosecution. However, this is an issue as, at times, hands in law enforcement and criminal organizations begin to exchange favors which can cause corruption. This corruption leads to revolving doors of criminals being caught and let go. This must be taken care of within the