Here in the US, law enforcement escalates to force far more often than they encounter someone who is already aggressive, so it raises a question why villains in comics so consistently engage first?

... because superheroes aren't cops?

This is not in any way a normal reaction to a image of a woman in a catsuit called Black Cat singing showtunes from the musical Cats.

Take your hangups somewhere else.

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago

Except that superheroes fight crime that's vigilantism or law enforcement. And yes, when they were fighting crime, the police did have a (well cultured) reputation of restraint, all the while releasing dogs on civil rights protestors. And yes, police in the comics were Andy Griffith police, not even COPS police.

Take your hangups somewhere else.

Feel free to block me if you truly think I'm being hyperbolic. I'm far from the first person to make these observations, though.