User blog comment:Wikiwikiwhat/Batman vs Punisher (who is a better vigilante)?/@comment-9046521-20130502151629

Based on the state of the mediascape these days The Punisher would be considered much more of a threat. An ex-special forces veteran with severe PTSD and mass-homicidal tendencies would be viewed similarly to a militant anti-government "patriot" group. Whereas Batman would be fodder for the media and certain groups would debate his state of mind but would want him around if for no other reason than to tune in for the whole "Batman: Friend or Foe?" media blitz. Probably Batman would have less of an impact on crime statistics on the whole, simply because if criminals knew for a fact that there was a vigilante running around that refused to kill, they would then rely on the judicial system to exonerate them based on being apprehended by a lunatic in a bat costume. The punisher would be something people would try and forget after he was gone (arrested, killed, whatever) simply because that is the way it usually goes."Domestic terrorists" are too frightening a prospect for western society. We have to have a discernible difference to the people that frighten us (racial, religious, whatever). Batman would become a folk tale, but would probably be viewed with derision after the fact. Morally, I would want Batman to be the one who made more of an impact, but realistically, Frankie would get more results. Great question!