User blog:Wikiwikiwhat/Punisher vs Batman (who is a better vigilante)?

This is not to try to figure out who would win in a fight, it is to try to figure out this question: If both characters actually existed, who would be a more affective vigilante?

And, "better" can mean a couple different things: 1. Who would you root for if you saw things they each did on the news often? And, 2. Who would be more efficient at stopping criminals?

With number 1, there is the question of whom the public would say is (more) insane: the Punisher is a mass murdering vigilante who slaughters criminals. And, on the other hand, Batman doesn't kill criminals, but he does dress like a giant bat.

In question 2, you have to think: who would have more of an impact on society, in the long run. When they are both dead, who would have made the streets safer for everyone else. This is, of course if they actually existed. Also, in the case of the Joker, would the Punisher killing him be better than Batman bringing back to Arkham again, knowing he will escape again? Or would even that be against the moral code every superhero follows? Think about it...