Laws Broken: Dark Knight (Can Batman Use Self Defense? How Many People Did the Joker Kill?)
Why so serious? Because you’re going to jail for 12,000 years, that’s why.
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This week we’re covering the greatest movie Batman movie ever made — perhaps the greatest superhero movie of all time: The Dark Knight.
Today we’re answering two different questions. Since we know the Joker is doing all kinds of illegal things I tallied up all the different crimes to determine HOW MANY life sentences. Because there is a lot of murder. For Batman, we answer the question, can he use the self-defense justification to fight crime? Or is Batman just as guilty as the criminals he fights?
Who is legally responsible for all the death and destruction?
Find out today!
Stay until the end when tally up the sentences for both the Joker and Batman.
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When the Joker is threatening to throw a woman out of a building but all the police care about is that you were loitering with a mask in a public place.
15:07 OBJECTION! That looks like some room made to demonstrate such weaponry. Seeing that the weapon used there is one produced by Wayne Enterprises Inc. (or rather their weapons manufacturing division) I would assume that this room is likely one of their own or of Mr. Wayne's. I would assume that Mr. Wayne likely has some specific license for firing this kind of weaponry in this exact room.
Objection it’s generally accepted that Metropolis is NYC, Gotham is probably Chicago, Central City is… complicated, it’s bounced between Athens in Ohio, Philadelphia in Pennsylvania and St Louis in Missouri.
couldn't the Joker plead insanity that's why he is always locked up in the Arkham Asylum and not sent to a regular prison
When the Joker is threatening to throw a woman out of a building but all the police care about is that you were loitering with a mask in a public place.
Love this series and this episode in particular. Handy to know.
Objection! I believe the party at 13:50 is at his residence so he would be able to defend himself and not need to withdraw.
Can you do the movie Taken?
Objection Batman was in his home when the Joker broken so doesn't he have a right to defend him and his guess.
Objection to Stella being #3 in the lineup. She's a good dog and I'm sure she has a solid alibi for the time of the burglary of the dog biscuits.
Batman got a longer sentence than the Joker?
14:30 ?
15:07 OBJECTION! That looks like some room made to demonstrate such weaponry. Seeing that the weapon used there is one produced by Wayne Enterprises Inc. (or rather their weapons manufacturing division) I would assume that this room is likely one of their own or of Mr. Wayne's. I would assume that Mr. Wayne likely has some specific license for firing this kind of weaponry in this exact room.
Objection, the under duress moment during aggressive expansion was one count of homicide, 1 count of attempted homicide
Objection it’s generally accepted that Metropolis is NYC, Gotham is probably Chicago, Central City is… complicated, it’s bounced between Athens in Ohio, Philadelphia in Pennsylvania and St Louis in Missouri.
I always thought Metropolis was the Nee York City and Gotham was the Chicago
I guess this is why hero’s wear masks
OBJECTION!!! Metropolis is a stand-in for New York City
Gotham is a stand in for Chicago
So much …BATtery
I know that you going off New York law but the movie was shot in Chicago so would it be more accurate to go off of Chicago laws.
Objection! Joker and Batman wouldn't be sentenced to life in Arkham but instead life in Black Gate. Arkham is an Asylum and Black Gate is a prison.