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[Derwind]

Hmm...you don't say. I assume they are in full support of Black Lives Matter too then obviously getting the point of what BLM is trying to do?

Oh shit, that's right.... hahaha...

Took a second for the irony to dawn on me.

 

[UCBooties]

JUST. FUCKING. WHUT.

 

[Jeffolation]

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[LordOfLore]

Can marvel sue? More importantly would they( or Disney)?

Something about people that already way overstep the bounds of what they should be able to do, on the taxpayers dime no less, having decals of a fictional murderer juxtaposed with "blue lives matter" which is blatantly dismissive and tone deaf at best, straight racist at worst really doesn't sit well with me as a tax paying and voting citizen of the U.S.A.

And I don't care what town it is in what state, shouldn't be allowed.

Yes, they can sue. It's trademarked IIRC.

 

[Slayven]

Ehh, this is dumb but I think there are more important things to get angry about, so I'll let em have it.

Whats more important then an armed person thinking they are the punisher?

 

[Sibersk Esto]

I wonder why the 2004 Tom Jane version of the skull became the most popular.

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

The Punisher is the vigilante who murders people on a whim. How can they not see the implications

 

[GarthVaderUK]

WTF, skulls!

First thing that came to mind, lol.

 

[Damaniel]

The Punisher is the vigilante who murders people on a whim. How can they not see the implications

Who says they can't?

 

[Dinokill]

wrong post

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

I doubt the Punisher connection was intentional but America is fucking scary. A goddamn skull logo on police cars... For real, what the hell?

 

[Mr Fahrenheit]

I wonder why the 2004 Tom Jane version of the skull became the most popular.

Well... it's still the best Punisher movie.

 

[Lulubop]

I bet that old guy is wearing Tims

 

[HeySeuss]

I doubt the Punisher connection was intentional but America is fucking scary. A goddamn skull logo on police cars... For real, what the hell?

The punisher skull has been used by law enforcement for several years. The connection is not unintentional at all.

 

[Plywood]

I doubt the Punisher connection was intentional but America is fucking scary. A goddamn skull logo on police cars... For real, what the hell?

Not sure what you mean, it is the exact punisher logo

 

[Drensch]

At the lowest level, this is copyright infringement.

 

[bootsthecat]

The Punisher is the vigilante who murders people on a whim. How can they not see the implications

I dunno, seems the end purpose is the same. Taking down bad dudes. So what if they bend a couple of rules in the process? Means to an end and all that

The Punisher is a vigilante who employs murder, kidnapping, extortion, coercion, threats of violence, and torture in his war on crime.

 

[Count Dookkake]

Marvel should sue them into oblivion.

 

[SirClinksAlot]

Sue these fucks Disney! Disgusting.

 

[BossDarkseid]

I doubt the Punisher connection was intentional but America is fucking scary. A goddamn skull logo on police cars... For real, what the hell?

Na, they did it deliberately for sure. Haven't people in the US Army used the logo as a patch or something? Although that connotation makes a little more sense.

I dunno, seems the end purpose is the same. Taking down bad dudes. So what if they bend a couple of rules in the process? Means to an end and all that

I'll assume I'm just too tired and misreading this post :/

 

[Mr Fahrenheit]

Not sure what you mean, it is the exact punisher logo

He's saying the chief probably doesn't know shit about the Punisher, he probably just said "wow skull so cool," which is still a weird decision when you're deciding what giant symbol you want on your squad cars

 

[The One and Done™]

Smh...

 

[BossDarkseid]

Marvel should sue them into oblivion.

...isn't their CEO in Trump's inner circle tho?

 

[LycanXIII]

I'm surprised they can afford 2017 models.

 

[Count Dookkake]

...isn't their CEO in Trump's inner circle tho?

If they don't, then they I guess Punisher is now public domain.

 

[Syder]

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

I doubt the Punisher connection was intentional but America is fucking scary. A goddamn skull logo on police cars... For real, what the hell?

The Punisher has always been seen as a "hero" to a lot of gun owners, army vets, and police officers. It's even more disturbing when soldiers idolize him.

 

[Fisty]

"Lets associate our department with a merciless, cold-blooded vigilante that indiscriminately kills and tortures people he perceives to be a threat"

Sounds like a cop, yep

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

The punisher skull has been used by law enforcement for several years. The connection is not unintentional at all.

Pardon my ignorance, I'm not American and not particularly informed on this subject matter. I guess I naively thought they just searched for a "cool" skull logo without really knowing where it came from.

This is from the article quoted in the OP:

The logo has been unofficially used by military units and was popularized in the award-winning film ”American Sniper."

So, genuine question: is that really an open and completely intentional reference to the Punisher (I haven't seen American Sniper) and if so, why isn't Marvel suing everyone?

 

[Slayven]

...isn't their CEO in Trump's inner circle tho?

Someone isn't reading Sam Wilson, or Nighthawk

 

[Iksenpets]

That design is basically to give back to the police officers,” said Logan, who has been with the department for 13 years. “Our lives matter just as much as anybody’s. ... I’m not racist or anything like that, I’m not trying to stir anything up like that. I consider it to be a ‘warrior logo.’

COPS ARE NOT WARRIORS AND ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE. This kind of thinking is a serious problem.

Just cause it has ‘Blue Lives Matter’ on the hood, all lives matter. That decal represents that we will take any means necessary to keep our community safe.”

Saying that "Blue Lives Matter" symbolizes "keeping your community safe" means you define your community as other cops, not the people you're supposed to be protecting. Again, a serious problem with thinking among cops, that protecting police comes before protecting people. A complete abandonment of any notion that the job entails any degree of sacrifice or risk for the people doing it.

 

[LordOfLore]

The Punisher has always been seen as a "hero" to a lot of gun owners, army vets, and police officers. It's even more disturbing when soldiers idolize him.

Check the second link in the OP. Disturbing.

 

[BossDarkseid]

Someone isn't reading Sam Wilson, or Nighthawk

I haven't read many comics (bar Miller's Daredevil) this year...maybe I should do some catching up.

 

[JP_]

I doubt the Punisher connection was intentional but America is fucking scary. A goddamn skull logo on police cars... For real, what the hell?

Blue Lives Matter Punisher Skull has been a real thing for a while now

edit: and to clarify, Punisher is a vigilante. A random skull would make even less sense.

 

[HeySeuss]

Pardon my ignorance, I'm not American and not particularly informed on this subject matter. I guess I naively thought they just searched for a "cool" skull logo without really knowing where it came from.

This is from the article quoted in the OP:


So, genuine question: is that really an open and completely intentional reference to the Punisher (I haven't seen American Sniper) and if so, why isn't Marvel suing everyone?

I'm not familiar enough with copyright laws to know for sure, but maybe that's not a battle Marvel cares enough to fight.

 

[Darryl M R]

So when will we get a Punisher short clip of him handling crooked and bigoted cops?

This is also so damn lame lol having a skull be your symbol is something a middle schooler would do. Too much fragility. But thanks for giving me another reason for not wanting to visit Kentucky.

 

[radios shipping overview]

Authoritarian macho bullshit.

 

[leroidys]

The irony is that Frank Castle would probably execute crooked cops.

Yeah I don't think they read the same Punisher comics that I did.

 

[Sephzilla]

Someone tweet this to Marvel

 

[Brian_FETO]

Hell yea brother finally some JUSTICE in this country *spits chew*

Proud day in America

 

[plagiarize]

Blue lives matter.

Okay.

Skull associated with a vigilante who murders criminals.

What the flying fuck.

 

[Enzom21]

Wow, a law enforcement agency is being honest for once.
Comply or die indeed.

I'm not racist or anything like that

Stay safe the 1% of black people who live in this shit town.

 

[NoblesseOblige]

What the hell kinda asinine psychopath thought putting skulls, let alone Punisher skulls, on police vehicles was a choice decision.

 

[Sesha]

So what these police are saying is that they are psychopathic vigilantes.

 

[ReplacementPelican]

A joke about Nazis shouldn't be as relevant as it is.

I don't know how anyone is this dumb, the Punisher is literally a murderer.

 

[Tugatrix]

I don't know, but I think punisher would hunt your asses down

 

[kmfdmpig]

Police officers are not warriors.

Yup. Came her to post this.

Seeing themselves as warriors is the problem. What a tone-deaf asshole of a chief.

 

[Shaanyboi]

What a fucking joke...

 

[LiK]

Do they even know the Punisher is a vigilante who kills criminals?

 

[aGuyInaBearSuit]

Welcome to phase one of our Mad Max-esque post-apocalyptic future.

Who am I kidding, this is like phase three.