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MulciberTenebras t1_isuzwkh wrote

Reply to comment by Cowboys_and_Engines in Return to Gotham: In Its Scariest Episodes, Batman: The Animated Series Went “Over the Edge” by PetyrDayne

Ya know, if the Gotham PD went after the actual villains with the same ferocity they do Batman in this episode (or whenever he's wrongfully accused like in "Mask of the Phantasm" or "On Leather Wings")... they wouldn't need a Batman.

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DisturbedNocturne t1_iswk9v9 wrote

That ties into why they need Batman in the first place though. The GCPD is rampant with corruption and cops looking the other way. Of course, they're going to go much harder on the guy that's often rooting out that corruption and making them look bad than the actual villains they're often on the payroll of.

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RndySvgsMySprtAnml t1_isy10bk wrote

I mean, real cops are willing to kill other cops to keep them from squealing. So it’s pretty realistic.

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DeckardsDark t1_isxm4dh wrote

Gotham PD knows Batman won't kill them, and they also know the villains will

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ConnorMc1eod t1_isyd6wa wrote

That's... the entire point of Batman. In the 80's and 90's police corruption was so ridiculously rampant Batman turned into the caped crusader. A complete vigilante power fantasy that frequently saw himself in the crosshairs of dirty politicians, journalists, criminals AND cops. He was a one man force for good against a completely rotten, immoral society.

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dont_shoot_jr t1_iszqtgn wrote

Thank god we solved police corruption

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ConnorMc1eod t1_it06g2r wrote

Bless up thanks Batman

For real though, it's leagues better than it was when I was a kid.

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