Gotham needs Batman

In a world where the guilty go free and the innocent are persecuted, Gotham needs Batman.

Billionaires, presidents, princes, and prime ministers consider themselves above the law, and have proven that they are above the law. Apparently the law cannot protect against those who make and administer the laws. A world where the department of justice is more properly named the department of injustice.

When the people responsible to carry out justice are themselves against justice, when they attack victims and protect the criminals, then there is no rule of law, only the rule of psychopaths and sociopaths. The only way out is for Batman to reduce the number of psychopaths and sociopaths. If only he had a list to work off of.

Gotham is based on a real place, a corrupted New York City, and now that corruption has spread to encompass all of the United States, the United Kingdom, and more.

Look at Batman's most famous villains. Do they remind of you real people that live in our society?

The Joker: Batman's archenemy, a "homicidal maniac" known for his chaotic, clown-like appearance and lethal toys.

Two-Face (Harvey Dent): A former District Attorney turned crime boss, obsessed with duality and the number two.

The Riddler (Edward Nygma/Nashton): A genius-level criminal who challenges Batman with riddles and puzzles.

The Penguin (Oswald Cobblepot): A high-society crime boss who uses his nightclub, the Iceberg Lounge, as a front.

Bane: A strategist with immense strength derived from the venom steroid, famous for "breaking the Bat".

Ra's al Ghul: A centuries-old "ecological terrorist" and leader of the League of Assassins who often tries to recruit Batman.

Scarecrow (Dr. Jonathan Crane): A former psychologist who uses a fear toxin to induce hallucinations.

Poison Ivy (Dr. Pamela Isley): A botanist with the ability to control plant life.

Mr. Freeze (Dr. Victor Fries): A tragic villain with cold-themed technology, driven by the need to save his wife, Nora.

Catwoman (Selina Kyle): An expert jewel thief who frequently straddles the line between villain, antihero, and love interest.

Harley Quinn (Dr. Harleen Quinzel): The Joker's former sidekick, who has since evolved into a complex antihero.

There are differences between these villains and real villains. One, the villains in our real world are more powerful. Two, the villains in our real world don't have a Batman to fight them and they don't get punished. Three, the real world villains are more evil.

The real world villains are so evil that for Batman they had to make later villains more evil, to keep up with the real world villains. Do any of these seem like our presidents, prime ministers, princes, and billionaires?

William X. Malady: Featured in the Batman: The Ultimate Evil novel and graphic novel adaptation, this villain runs an international child sex ring, forcing children into sex slavery and renting them to pedophiles.

Deathstroke (Slade Wilson): While primarily a Teen Titans villain, he frequently interacts with the Batman universe. In the Judas Contract storyline, he manipulates, grooms, and engages in a sexual relationship with Terra, who was 15 years old (and sometimes portrayed as younger in different contexts).

Professor Pyg (Lazlo Valentin): Known for turning kidnapped victims into "Dollotrons," he has been depicted as kidnapping children and teenagers, with storylines involving the forced sexualization and mutilation of his victims.

Birthday Boy: In Batman: Earth One, this character is a serial killer who kidnaps and kills young girls.

Bueno Excellente: A character from the Section 8 comics (which has appeared alongside Batman/DC titles) who is explicitly portrayed as a rapist, including implied sexual assault of heroes. 

Ted Krosby — This was a short 2-issue limited series where he's a precognitive serial killer/cannibal who goes on a massive one-night killing spree (including eating flesh and skinning his father to wear his face).

Flamingo (Eduardo Flamingo, aka El Flamingo) — He's a psychopathic hitman/assassin who eats the faces of his victims, introduced in a future/alternate storyline involving Damian Wayne as Batman.

Abattoir (Arnold Etchison) — He's a serial killer who uses a meat hook and has cannibalistic tendencies, tied to a family curse.

King Shark (Nanaue) — He's a shark-human hybrid demigod who eats people, primarily a foe of Superboy and Aquaman, but he's crossed over into Batman-related stories via the Suicide Squad or team-ups.

So, where is our Batman? Do the people with the necessary skills exist? Are they mercenary and employed by the villains? Are they standing down to let the villains win by default? Have they surrendered to evil? Are they foolishly waiting for the corrupt politicians to hold themselves accountable?

It seems that we live in a real dystopia with all of the Batman villains, is anyone go to step up and be Batman?

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