Should Batman Kill The Joker: Right Or Wrong?
Anna M Rodriguez
Professor Crawford
Essay #4
November 28, 2014
What is Right or Wrong?
In the essay “Should Batman Kill the Joker”? Written by Mark D. White, people have different ideas of what Batman thinks is the difference between right and wrong. Most people have wondered why Batman had never killed the Joker; even the Joker himself has wondered that at times.
Batman did not kill the Joker because of Batman’s morals and standards. Even though the Joker was the villain, Batman did not believe that killing him could be justified.
In this world, many people are faced with challenges like racism, terrorism, robbers and murderers, so is it right that anyone could take actions in their own hands? No one should have to take action into their own hands and in reality, it is illegal to kill anyone. However, whether it be at war, by law enforcement or by the hands of a killer, the sad thing is that people are killed every day and lives are taken needlessly.
In the essay "Should Batman kill the Joker ?”, Batman did not want to kill the Joker because he does not want to become a killer like the person which he despises the most(547). Batman is a good example of how people in the real world should be treating their fellow …show more content…
people.
If killing a human being is illegal, why is the legal system allowed to decide who gets the Death penalty? Does that make the legal system full of killers also? What makes it moral for the legal system to decide the lives of people and the future of the children. Taking a person 's life should never be a decision any person should have to make, but then again, why should taxpayers have to pay to support our criminals in jail? The decision of executing a person may be an easy decision to do for some, but for others, it could be a very difficult decision to have bestowed upon them.
What Mark D. White argues in his essay is that “while there are good reasons to kill the Joker, in terms of innocent lives saved, there are also good reasons not to kill the Joker, based on what killing him would mean about for Batman and his motives, mission and character” (547). Batman felt there was no need to kill the villain.
Everyone has heard the saying “Two wrongs does not make a right.” This is a true saying, but not everyone abides by that saying. If a person kills someone, does it make it right to do the same to the other person who has taken someone else 's life? Killing the other person will not solve anything, nor will it bring anyone back to life. The saying “Two wrongs does not make a right” says a lot, but not everyone follows by this standard. It will not return their loved one and the pain, will remain the same. This is when people need to let the legal system punish the person who committed the crime.
Although Batman is out of a comic book, the story lines provide many situations that could have happed in a real life situation .
As Mark D. White said in his essay, “Does Batman want to be the kind of person that takes his enemies’ lives? If Batman killed the Joker, would he be able to stop there, or would every two-bit thug get the same treatment” (547)? White felt it would not be the right thing for Batman to do by killing the Joker or any other villain. White thought that if Batman were to kill the villains that would make Batman become a killer also. Even though Batman would be killing the villains for the safety of the people of the community, it would not make him any better than the villains
themselves.
There are many individuals who are mentally unstable and thrive on hurting people, but even those individuals still do not deserve to loose their lives. Even the mentally unstable individuals that have killed, are humans and should be treated as humans. If the family of their deceased loved one were to kill the individual that killed their loved one, the family would eventually discover that it does not it make it right and it will not bring their loved one back. People just need to try to put their anger aside and think of what is the right thing to do. As White said, “More generally, while the Joker is evil, he is still a human being, and is thus deserving of at least a minimal level of respect and humanity.” (546).
There is a fine line between "What is Right and What is Wrong", even in the comic, Batman has influenced many people on his decision of not to kill the villain Joker on the occasions that he had the opportunities. Batman did not want to become that of which he despised the most....a villain himself
Cited
Cooley, Thomas. "Should Batman Kill The Joker." The Norton Sampler: Short Essays for Composition. 8th ed. New York: Norton, 1979. 545-547. Print.
Professor Crawford
Essay #4
November 28, 2014
What is Right or Wrong?
In the essay “Should Batman Kill the Joker”? Written by Mark D. White, people have different ideas of what Batman thinks is the difference between right and wrong. Most people have wondered why Batman had never killed the Joker; even the Joker himself has wondered that at times.
Batman did not kill the Joker because of Batman’s morals and standards. Even though the Joker was the villain, Batman did not believe that killing him could be justified.
In this world, many people are faced with challenges like racism, terrorism, robbers and murderers, so is it right that anyone could take actions in their own hands? No one should have to take action into their own hands and in reality, it is illegal to kill anyone. However, whether it be at war, by law enforcement or by the hands of a killer, the sad thing is that people are killed every day and lives are taken needlessly.
In the essay "Should Batman kill the Joker ?”, Batman did not want to kill the Joker because he does not want to become a killer like the person which he despises the most(547). Batman is a good example of how people in the real world should be treating their fellow …show more content…
people.
If killing a human being is illegal, why is the legal system allowed to decide who gets the Death penalty? Does that make the legal system full of killers also? What makes it moral for the legal system to decide the lives of people and the future of the children. Taking a person 's life should never be a decision any person should have to make, but then again, why should taxpayers have to pay to support our criminals in jail? The decision of executing a person may be an easy decision to do for some, but for others, it could be a very difficult decision to have bestowed upon them.
What Mark D. White argues in his essay is that “while there are good reasons to kill the Joker, in terms of innocent lives saved, there are also good reasons not to kill the Joker, based on what killing him would mean about for Batman and his motives, mission and character” (547). Batman felt there was no need to kill the villain.
Everyone has heard the saying “Two wrongs does not make a right.” This is a true saying, but not everyone abides by that saying. If a person kills someone, does it make it right to do the same to the other person who has taken someone else 's life? Killing the other person will not solve anything, nor will it bring anyone back to life. The saying “Two wrongs does not make a right” says a lot, but not everyone follows by this standard. It will not return their loved one and the pain, will remain the same. This is when people need to let the legal system punish the person who committed the crime.
Although Batman is out of a comic book, the story lines provide many situations that could have happed in a real life situation .
As Mark D. White said in his essay, “Does Batman want to be the kind of person that takes his enemies’ lives? If Batman killed the Joker, would he be able to stop there, or would every two-bit thug get the same treatment” (547)? White felt it would not be the right thing for Batman to do by killing the Joker or any other villain. White thought that if Batman were to kill the villains that would make Batman become a killer also. Even though Batman would be killing the villains for the safety of the people of the community, it would not make him any better than the villains
themselves.
There are many individuals who are mentally unstable and thrive on hurting people, but even those individuals still do not deserve to loose their lives. Even the mentally unstable individuals that have killed, are humans and should be treated as humans. If the family of their deceased loved one were to kill the individual that killed their loved one, the family would eventually discover that it does not it make it right and it will not bring their loved one back. People just need to try to put their anger aside and think of what is the right thing to do. As White said, “More generally, while the Joker is evil, he is still a human being, and is thus deserving of at least a minimal level of respect and humanity.” (546).
There is a fine line between "What is Right and What is Wrong", even in the comic, Batman has influenced many people on his decision of not to kill the villain Joker on the occasions that he had the opportunities. Batman did not want to become that of which he despised the most....a villain himself
Cited
Cooley, Thomas. "Should Batman Kill The Joker." The Norton Sampler: Short Essays for Composition. 8th ed. New York: Norton, 1979. 545-547. Print.