Why all the interest in the Punisher?

[East_TN_Patriot]

Over the past year or so, I've noticed many shooting accessories and clothing that displays the Punisher skull logo, especially for people in the law enforcement and military. Why all of the interest in the Punisher character? Maybe I'm looking at it all wrong, but I don't quite see the attraction. Thoughts?

[SlapChopDonkey]

Many of us grew up with the comic books. And they don't sell much Wolverine shooting gear.

[E4 No More]

Cops relate to the Punisher character more?

Edited December 18, 2014 by SWJewellTN

[spazz023]

Wasn't he a cop before his family got murdered? That, plus all the different guns he uses, plus the logo looks cool.

[zgunbear]

Maybe it is because the Punisher does what they are prevented from doing. We all know evildoers that get away with it either through a legal technicality or being over a line on a map that the good guy can't cross. The Punisher is about ultimate and final retribution for those who are evil. Prime example due to ROE our troops have to let the Taliban attack them and fire the first shot before our guys can respond. Or the drug king pin who lives in a fortress of a house that the law can't touch. These people are those that the Punisher mythology tells us will eventually get what they have earned. Plus the skull logo is cool.

[No_0ne]

Who (or what) is the Punisher?

[zgunbear]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punisher

 

Basically a vigilante to the max

[vontar]

Who (or what) is the Punisher?

Here is the movie from 1989.  I really liked this one but I believe it is a B movie compared to the newer one.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUDY4_HWhe4

 

starring Dolph Lundgren as Frank Castle

 

Full movie on Youtube.

[East_TN_Patriot]

It just seems that it's not the best comic book hero to emulate if you are someone who believes in the concept of rule of law.  I admit that the thought of armed military and police forces who adhere to a worldview that justifies vigilante justice isn't a good mix with the idea of a democratic society.