but IMO a much more appropriate ending would be one where Gotham doesn't need a Batman or any kind of vigilante protector anymore, and the "symbol" of Batman remained as: 1. A statue like we saw at the end as a physical reminder of his heroism 2. More importantly, a reminder to Gotham of the dark a...

The big deal about Blake becoming the next batman or whatever hero is that it wasn't part of Bruce's plan. I seriously doubt that he wished to leave behind a line of successor vigilantes, each having to live the depressed life of an angry loner who cannot find stability in his personal life due to ...

My big problem with the ending is that it seems to encourage/continue the idea of masked vigilantism and working outside the barriers of the law. Or perhaps with this inspiration, they can change the law to make it more just. But didn't Bruce ultimately fail if another vigilante crimefighter was st...

Regarding the politics of TDKR, I interpret it as Classically Liberal, or Libertarian film. Bane seems to be a Marxist-esque Revolutionary, similar to Che Guevara, seducing the people of Gotham (particularly the lower/middle classes) with collectivist rhetoric, to revolt against the higher classes, ...

Guns PREVENT an estimated 2.5 million crimes per year in the US, or 6,849 per day. Much of these incidents are just gun brandishing, so the gun is hardly ever used. * Gary Kleck, Criminologist, Florida State Univ: "They indicate that each year in the U.S. there are about 2.2 to 2.5 million DGUs (Def...

Redsmile wrote:Who do white people commit crimes agaisnt? I noticed that info was lacking.

Pretty much just other whites:





Although, the most important chart is this one:



Look at the rates for "All violent crimes" and "Murder".

Redsmile wrote:So do you just not want to give black people guns?

I'm just presenting facts and statistics. Make of it what you will.

Redsmile wrote:But they just kill each other so most white americans don't care...

but really dude why even bring that up?

They just kill each other?



Whites account for a significant number of their victims.

Source: http://www.colorofcrime.com/colorofcrime2005.pdf

I saw nobody saying that gun control doesn't have anything to do with this... tho'... I have seen people gun control isn't really the real issue here. There's a difference and I personally approve of the latter claims. Hope that poster is a joke... I want to know where are those numbers from and wh...

On a somewhat related note, this is 'Robbie Parker', the first parent of one of the child victims of the massacre to make a public statement: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pky3v4uGOKU I have to admit, that is kind of creepy. He's laughing and smiling just before "getting int...