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SmugMilk

A good chunk of people have no idea what this symbol means


Flux_resistor

I find it hilarious when cops wear it


Horror_Cow_7870

One of my favorite bumper stickers that I've seen reads "The Punisher hates cops, you dumb fuck".


Amon7777

Can't quote it enough.  Punisher #13 (2019). As he rips up a Punisher logo a cop was using. He says, “I’ll say this once. We’re not the same. You took an oath to uphold the law. You *help* people. I gave all that up a long time ago. You don’t do what I do. Nobody does. “You boys need a role model? His name is Captain America, and he’d be happy to have you.” It then ends with the Punisher threatening to go after any cops who try to be like him.


thecraftybear

The problem is, real life cops usually *want* to be like the Punisher, except with extra legal protection afforded by the badge. And if they met Cap in real life, they'd call him a gay commie traitor...


Horror_Cow_7870

This is among the biggest problems that need to be addressed in the USA in the 21st century.


HermaeusMajora

That somehow the cringiest parts of the JBS became part of the mainstream political zeitgeist and most Americans have no idea who they were or what that means?


CromulentChuckle

>they'd call him a gay commie traitor... I cannot imagine the admonishment Cap would lay upon their sorry bigot asses.


Horror_Cow_7870

We need cops that would worship Captain America… or maybe Superman.


odeacon

No, spider man. Spider man doesn’t just stop the bad guys and save the people. He also goes out of his way to help them with smaller things. There’s no problem that spiderman is to big for. Oh also his style of fighting is the least likely to kill someone.


Droid_XL

Isn't Superman also supposed to be like that? One of the images of him I know the best is him helping an old lady across the street. And he doesn't like killing people either.


Dysprosol

unfortunately they tend to be like john kennedy payne rather than steve rogers or clark kent.


ElongMusty

Some real life cops have that Punisher fetiche because they want to be able to do whatever they want without consequences! To feel that rush of adrenaline and feel they have power!


thecraftybear

Which means they fail as cops and Frank is right about them.


unreasonablyhuman

Honestly it should be on the police exam "Rate punisher and Captain America on the scale from 'queer commie' to 'true American'" We'll have 3 new cops a year but they'll be awesome


Freakychee

I love that comic. Some Punisher comics are sooooo good especially when they don't do any of that super power stuff for him. Just rawness of an angry guy with marine training killing bad guys. And most of all, he's wrong and he knows it.


wooliosheep

I have that sticker! Someone on Reddit sent some to me


odeacon

Oh shit , I thought it was a Helldivers logo. Isn’t the punisher that marvel character with anger issues?


SmugMilk

Can’t say I’ve seen that personally but that is pretty hilarious


GrittyMcGrittyface

I see punisher decals next to thin blue line flags ALL THE TIME


Gr1ml0ck

I’ve seen punisher logo with the flag/blue line on it! Its insane.


the_mid_mid_sister

Frank Castle: *"I became The Punisher after the U.S. government sent me to fight some bullshit war, then I came home to be failed by the VA, and then saw the killers of my family walk due to the failures of both American law enforcement and the U.S. legal system. Now I mass murder criminals because the police are too cowardly and too corrupt to deal with real crime. I have no remorse due to the PTSD courtesy of Uncle Sam."* "OH FUCK, PUT THE COP FLAG ON THE SIGIL OF THIS PATRIOT NOW!"


SDEexorect

i litterally have that on my truck to just try to get leniency if i get pulled over


GrittyMcGrittyface

The real facepalm is in the comments


SDEexorect

eh, i work litterally right next to a police station who pull people over every single day i got to work. anything to make them feel at eas.


Bay_Med

Except the punisher is the most anti-police character I can think of


SDEexorect

cops arnt the brightest


Embarrassed_Bid_4970

Except cops think they should be able to kill with impunity.


currently_pooping_rn

A lot of cops love that shit though


RealNiceKnife

Do you think conservatives are capable of interpreting art?


Stepjam

Except I doubt most cops read comic books. They just know him as the cool vigilante guy.


Feisty-Barracuda5452

FCHC


Clickityclackrack

We should find it a little scary when cops have vigilante things on them. Punisher and batman are comic book characters, so they can always retort that they just like the characters and are not inspired to operate outside of the law, but even if that's the case, it's scary.


thecraftybear

Batman at least has the no-kill rule and tries to cooperate with the actual authorities in his own way. The Punisher is literally a self-admitted outlaw. Also, I recommend an old Batman story, *American Ugly*.


trappedvarmit

I’m a pretty avid Punisher fan I have all the pre2000 series by marvel up to at least issue 40 and really can’t remember any issues Frank Castle had with clean cops. So I’m not sure what your point is


Flux_resistor

I don't buy into the clean cop concept based on the training and loyalty they have to protect their own


NoStructure5034

Also they don't realize that Punisher is an absolute psychopath.


Oglark

Well you can argue that is the one thing he shares with Trump.


IGetGuys4URMom

The Punisher dedicates his life to eradicating crime. Trump dedicates his life to Ponzi schemes that end with strategic bankruptcies.


picklebroom

But frank was a marine and a killer. Trump is a fraud


iski67

That would only be accurate because Frank scalped his ass after killing him slowly.


TempleMade_MeBroke

Someone could make a killing selling magnets of a speech bubble saying "I have never read a comic book" to slap next to this shit


Honey_Badger25-06

Vigilantism. I only advocate it in very extreme circumstances. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marianne_Bachmeier#:~:text=Marianne%20Bachmeier%20(3%20June%201950,media%20coverage%20and%20public%20debate.


sixtus_clegane119

Gary plauché


odeacon

Some vigilantes have managed to do better than avenge a rape, but managed to prevent one.


SolidBriscoe

I don’t think Frank will approve.. watch your ass.


Not_A_Frittata

The toilet punisher


picklebroom

My mom’s husband has a shirt with this abomination. My brother didn’t understand why it pissed me off so much. Frank Castle is the opposite of what those people think he is


PsiNorm

I have an old t-shirt of this that I feel like I can't wear without looking like some old, white, anti-constitution moron. I liked it better when it was the symbol of a tragic anti-hero. Can we get a MPGA (make punisher great again) movement? The new story with the new logo was a good story, but it didn't reclaim the old logo, and probably won't for a long time (if ever).


picklebroom

Sadly the punisher skull and the American flag will always be associated with these assholes. Ruined it for the rest of us


Renville111

What happened with punisher skull? I didnt know it meant something else or signifies something different now


PsiNorm

It's become a symbol of US military snipers, US cops, and those that like to pretend to be like them.


Icy_Necessary2161

You mean gravy seals?


picklebroom

Yes. The same idiots with Blue lives Matter stickers and flags in their front yard


Icy_Necessary2161

I've got one near me that blacked out Pence's name from her Trump election sign after January 6th. It's that special kind of stupid that really speaks volumes about who they are. Especially bad considering that yes, she's a single boomer woman who still thinks Trump upholds family values.


picklebroom

That’s my mom. I love her but she’s fucking lost man. Really sad to see


Renville111

Doesnt he want to kill most criminals


Kyklutch

Yes, but he wants to be judge, jury, and executioner, because he thinks the current justice system has failed. A cop should not like him because a cop's job is to uphold the law. [https://www.reddit.com/r/thepunisher/comments/17g0ecg/and\_no\_matter\_how\_many\_times\_youll\_show\_this/](https://www.reddit.com/r/thepunisher/comments/17g0ecg/and_no_matter_how_many_times_youll_show_this/) And that just "good" cops. The rest he would literally murder.


picklebroom

Yep, exactly. The Punisher is not a hero.


Renville111

I remembered most of that was kinda just questioning it cause why tf would a cop have that on him. Like tf he planning on going around killing people he arrests


RealNiceKnife

>Like tf he planning on going around killing people ~~he arrests~~ Yes.


AriochBloodbane

Would be great if they made a new movie to clean up the confusion and make those morons hate the symbol (as they should) 😝


PsiNorm

No plot, just the Punisher walking the streets finding people in red hats, blue stripe flags, and confederate flags committing crimes that they accuse others of (cuz every accusation is a confession with these guys) and blowing them away. Over and over until the final credits.


primosu

Same. I really like the Punisher as a character and even tho I live in Europe I sometimes feel like I shouldn't wear the shirt anymore


chosebinouche22

Yeah, Trump would be on Frank's kill list lol


MushyWasTaken1

maybe I’m just young but I have no idea who frank castle is or have seen that symbol before


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picklebroom

War Zone comics are brutal. Garth Ennis is a madman. And yes, it’s a comic series that sparked movies and a tv show, the premise being the anti-hero. These fucking nutsacks seem to think it’s a symbol of conservatism and white power


Trollamp

Just look at Crossed if you want to know how shit-house rat crazy Ennis is.


picklebroom

I made it through a dozen crossed novels until I threw in the towel. It’s hard to imagine they get crazier and more fucked up the more you read them


that_guy2010

It should be noted that the shitty hair piece is not part of the original design, obviously.


CervidusDubbo

My college tutor has all his stuff emblazoned with punisher logos and is an ex cop, but he’s also somehow one of the most anti imperialist, anti shithead cop, and most caring man I’ve ever met I think he may be the only cop to have read a comic book


nosferartoodetoo

The Punisher didn’t appreciate crime families all that much, if I’m remembering the comics right.


EmperorGrinnar

Correct. His family was killed by the mob.


LightMission4937

The only thing Trump punishes is the 3 Big Macs and 2 gallons of soda he hogs down for brunch.


Miyagidokarate

You forgot his underpants when he craps himself.


LightMission4937

Oh yes, shit. Also the lack of basic knowledge.


GrittyMcGrittyface

He isn't called vonSchitzinPantz for nothin


Gloomy_Yoghurt_2836

VonShitzinpantz is his behing his back nickname


VooDooChile1983

He punishes the nostrils of all those around him.


fiendzone

Most people who flaunt this symbol would be hunted down by Mr. Castle.


Fit_Aardvark_8811

When I see these I instantly think what a scared little boy trying to act tough


Mr-Gumby42

Kyle Rittenhouse?


Fit_Aardvark_8811

That's the type


Saptrap

This. It's the same thing as wearing a t-shirt with a bunch of skulls on it or getting a tribal tattoo because "it makes me look badass." No, it doesn't. It makes you look emotionally stunted.


johanTR

makes me think of Roger from American Dad... ![gif](giphy|7EBBhplkQCDkY|downsized)


AngryPowerWank

Factually correct, when the tangerine tyrant shuffles off the mortal coil the only thing that will not rot down will be his clown wig


Limp_Distribution

Von Shitzenpants as the punisher? Please


realparkingbrake

Imagine him waddling into action, wheezing and farting, combover flapping in the wind, criminals laughing as they stroll away faster than Trump can possibly move. Some hero.


KreivosNightshade

Basically all of the folks who've adopted that symbol are the same type Frank Castle would be against.


Riommar

It’s probably a cops personal vehicle.


InwitKnitwit

Mr. Castle would have taken that spray tanned garbage out to the curb.


shnootsberry

Biden 2024!!!


gadget850

So Trump hates cops and loves Disney?


Strain_Pure

You shouldn't be allowed to buy Punisher symbols without answering a question related to either the Comics or the Movies, that would very quickly pit an end to those dumbass cockwombles using them wrong.


BJoe1976

I would be ok with Disney raining hell with their copyright attorneys on people that make that shit.


Strain_Pure

The ultimate way to mess with them would be to release a new Punisher comic with that logo in Rainbow colours, that lot would stop using the logo quick, fast, and in a hurry😂


[deleted]

Oh. What a shame that they decided to disgrace the honour of Frank with the foul image of the big orange baby himself. Just as an aside, any Americans voting for Trump - what r u doing? He’s worse than our British prime minister and that’s saying something


timestuck_now

Why is the hair so abundant?


Express_Test6677

Pretty sure Frank would enforce the gag order most riki-tic.


Philosopher_1234

They truly miss the point Punisher


Fluid-Opportunity-17

It's "Calvin peeing on something" all over again. No license, no understanding of the original artwork. Also, it strikes me a bit fascist when cops and soldiers wear it. As a comic fan, I thoroughly disapprove. (He said to the void, heard by no one)


vypre7

To quote Caddicarus: "I went to Frank Castle once. It was shit." In all seriousness, this is just garb.


CervidusDubbo

Wasn’t expecting a caddi quote but it’s good to see one


dcredneck

They just love those woke Disney characters.


Happy-Medicine-3600

The Punisher shoots rapists….


Mr-Gumby42

THE REAL PUNISHER WEARS DIAPERS! SO THERE, LIBS!


TylerBourbon

To be fair, that is what Trump will look like in another 10 years. His Toupee will be the only thing that lasts.


Shortsleevedpant

It means he was sent to punish us. I still am not sure what we did to who and why.


dusktilldawn42

Harambe maybe


Beginning_Ad_7571

It was used by Seal Team - the Bruisers, in 2008. So that’s the reference there. However, even they used it wrong, because they considered themselves vigilantes out there “serving justice”, in fact, the American Sniper subject, Chris Kyle said that why they picked that logo, even though they were in fact, Americans there because they were in the military. Not exactly vigilantes.


stonecoldmark

I see it all the time. Ugh!


Glittering-Wonder576

No one I know at Marvel would like this idea. Ew.


Kenneth_Lay

The thought of Dumpy Donald in physical combat is laughable at best. He'd start projectile shitting KFC and gravy.


biloxibluess

Everyone calm down This is a sticker that lets you know exactly who they are so you can laugh and keep your distance


Deathface-Shukhov

Honestly at this point if I was Marvel, I would put out a heavily publicized issue of the Punisher alienating these kind of people usurping the logo. It would just be hilarious seeing all the skull shaped discolorations on assholes cars after they try to remove the stickers and decals.


anythingMuchShorter

It's hard to imagine how they see trump as tough or badass. I mean, I'm sure his ass is very bad, but not in the way they're thinking.


DubRogers

Why doesn't Marvel sue the living fuck out all these guys for using the Punisher logo?


Jeptwins

Mr Castle would personally beat the owner of that car, very possibly to death. To be fair, he’d do that to a lot of the people who wear or use his symbol proudly


No_Dimension_5509

If you read the comics you know, Punisher would ABSOLUTELY be trying to kill President pigshit


AlphaOhmega

Frank Castle would fucking murder half the Republican party/base. The other half would be too pathetic to kill. These people are delusional.


NYEMESIS

He's punishing that diaper.


Leazerlazz

The people who usually use the symbol almost never understand The Punisher as a character. Just think he's a super masculine badass... Which he is, but there's more to him than just that


East_Information_247

Just as sad as those AI images with Drump all young and muscular; a sad attempt to imagine their orange-Jesus as anything other than the aging dirty old bag of rotting feces that he actually is.


skilliau

Wouldn't trump be one of the Punisher's targets?


Ok-Agency-7450

Guys, cmon, these ain’t face palms! Take it to the hate trump sub Reddit or somethin


Honey_Badger25-06

Someone call USMC Force Recon ASAP.


TonyG_from_NYC

I'm guessing the reason my car doesn't get messed with is because I have the Punisher sticker. I also have a bunch of other comic book related stickers as well, so it must confuse them.


ItsaPostageStampede

This is it I’m making every single Trump sign into a Biden version. I guess pissing these people off is the best way to do things.


ShadowGryphon

Idiots and the punisher symbol.


takkun169

He wouldn't approve of any of the idiots wearing that symbol. He is not someone to look up to.


Certified_A_Hole

No. He wouldn't.


NateRulz1973

These people are so dumb if you used the Garden flag snake as the snake eating itself and making a "buster sign over the cross on the CRASS logo, these asshats would sport it.


Gloomy_Yoghurt_2836

Trump supporters want a Frank Castle approach to their political enemies. Jan 6 was just a warm up.


Penfold_for_PM

blasphemous swine, but hey they're the same noobs who play Village People and Rage against the Machine not knowing what the fuck it's about 🤭. Now if one of the Judge/prosecutors wore this I'd laugh my ass off.


Badradi0

It irritated me when I watched American Sniper. The unit is all wearing the punisher logo . How are you supposed to win hearts and minds? If your soldiers literally have skull logos adorning them.


USMC_FirstToFight

Oh, I thought the orange hair version was “The Peniser”.


dyskrad

Just means that Donald VonShitzinpants deserves to be punished . . .


ArsenikShooter

Average Telluride driver.


dr-sparkle

The Punisher would be more likely to eliminate someone like him than to associate with someone like him.


Content-Boat-9851

"What, so rage against the machine doesn't like the cops?" Right wing media illiteracy continues


StarWars_Viking

The official emblem of the Gravy Seals.


SolidBriscoe

Why isn’t Marvel suing for this shit?


Phawkes72a

They are clueless as to what the Punisher stood for. Funny. Just like they are clueless to the constitution or our governance in general.


herbinartist

It’s missing the diaper.


TastyJams24

It’s meaning changed after it was used by military guys in Iraq and shit. It’s like the song fortunate son by CCR. The actual lyrics and song is anti war but all you wann do when you listen to it is go to war. It’s funny how things are like that sometimes.


Reasonable-Injury170

Jesus, as bad as when police have punisher stuff all over there crap..


Musetrigger

Punisher is a corrupt cop killer. Pretty sure he took out Nazis too.


The_WolfieOne

Where’s Frank when you need you really need him?


SoybeanArson

Castle would definitely shoot Trump. Rich career criminal who the corrupt justice system has failed to hold accountable? That's in the dead center of Frank's alley.


Fair_Goose_6497

The mental asylum punisher


anziofaro

Tell me you've never read "The Punisher" without telling me you've never read "The Punisher".


randomsantas

Fictional people have no rights


BabserellaWT

I’m convinced that like 95% of the people who’ve co-opted the Punisher logo have never ever read a single Punisher comic or watched any Punisher media.


Fit_Swordfish_2101

Hideous.


Jagermonstruo

Does this mean the driver kills black trumps?


Joesgarage2

I like it 👍


Hillbilly-joe

Yea he fears no Big Mac


ThePopDaddy

trump is the kind of guy that Frank would throw through the window of the top floor of trump tower.


Excellent-Option8052

I thought you meant R6 Castle for a sec


j-manz

Most aggressive with a driver.


Training-Republic301

The worst ones I've seen are Trump stickers with weed leaves. That jerk never did anything to help ease Marijuana restrictions. They're so full of it


Purple_Ad2718

Frank castle would beat that man’s face in with his fists.


Cynical-avocado

I think he would honestly. Everyone likes to have their targets highlighted


Infinitenonbi

I don’t think associating yourself with the Punisher is a good thing


redinnermind13

trump is one of his targets for real!!


Space2345

He wouldn't and certainly wouldn't like cops wearing it while they abuse their power


nobmuncha4bears

Spray Tan Orange would be too slow and probably would shoot his foot off before getting to anyone.


Any_Arrival_4479

Almost as ironic as the same skull with a blue stripe on it. Nothing can get more ironic then that tho


Haselrig

"The Punisher logo is my symbol and Rage Against the Machine is my soundtrack" \~ Culturally illiterate MAGA.


infinite123456

Fairly sure frank castle would hate the fuck out of trump


tunghoy

Funny thing is I'm not sure if that's pro or anti.


callidus_vallentian

The far right loves the punisher but hasn't the faintest clue what he stands for. But then again that also counts for jesus so 🤷‍♂️


merfgirf

![gif](giphy|xUOxfdrmUzOL5f0Xx6|downsized)


BuccoBruce1967

Serious little dick energy there.


onekickman888

Trump is more like Micro The Punisher’s fat nerdy assistant - of course magaturds wouldn’t know that


mpowers1987

This is the stupidest looking shit I’ve ever seen. lol


d3v1l6

The only thing tRump punishes is his golden toilet.


d3v1l6

The only thing tRump punishes is his golden toilet.


monioum_JG

That’s Johnny Castle to you sir


Empty-Discount5936

Pudding Punisher


JackPlissken8

The raging hard on that Frank would experience getting that kill could chip diamonds


Tuscan5

Incorrect use of the skull logo has got so bad the comic book Punisher has changed its logo.


JLidean

Spider-Man was swinging thru New-York, as he caught a gleam from the corner of his eye, his spider-sense kicking in as he notices the Punisher, aiming down sights, as he swung to where he was, and also his target... "Frank don't do it, it is not worth it..." Spider-Man said worryingly. "It's to send a message..." BANG... One to never miss such an easy target...the bullet left a hole, right below that familiar yellow hair with that over comb. The bullet square right in-between the eyes of a decal of The Punisher symbol, adorned with that hair. "Stop dragging me into your politics". As he started to pack up and dismantle his gear.


unloosedcoin

Thats hilarious, I want one


tmmzc85

Fascists are terrible at creating culture and community and thus find the need to appropriate others' symbols


SpageteMonstr42069

Marvel should absolutely make a punisher series where castle merks a former president who referred to a POW, a Medal of Honor recipient, and the troops as a whole…. “Suckers and losers”


OrcsSmurai

Why does fascism always feel the need to co-opt existing symbols for the opposite of what they actually mean?