Why aren't more Arkham villains killed by the police or anyone else?

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I'm just having a bit of a muse. I read a fair amount of Batman and have long ago accepted that he avoids killing even though he has one of the nastiest villain lists around. However, I was wondering how those villains managed to survive the police? The majority aren't superhumanly durable and some stray bullets, fired by a nervous cop (as happens in the real world) would end quite a few of them. Also, considering what a criminal hole Gotham is, I would expect the majority of it's citizens to also be armed. The smart ones, would be trained. Again, a few panicked shots ought to end quite a lot of Gotham's problems.

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because Gotham isn't Baltimore.

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I don't know. I'd kill Joker in an instant

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Writers don't want to make new villains or resurrect old obscure villains with the occasional exceptions such as Morrison and Snyder.

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Writers don't want to make new villains or resurrect old obscure villains with the occasional exceptions such as Morrison and Snyder.

Stole my answer the blackguard!

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@life_without_progress: :I can see a lot of people gunning Joker down.

@hypnos0929 That's true. Though there must be writers creative enough to circumvent such a reality-breaker.

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Variations of this question had been asked countless times over many years.

Regardless of the in-universe reason, the real reason is to maintain readership of the character's fanbase.

The in-universe reason will vary.

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Variations of this question had been asked countless times over many years.

Regardless of the in-universe reason, the real reason is to maintain readership of the character's fanbase.

The in-universe reason will vary.

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Others already pointed out the writers reasons. An in-universe explanation (although far from perfect) could be that a least some of Batman's villains are skilled enough to avoid gunfire or at least lethal hits.

The more urgent issue would be how the hell the Joker is still alive in the DCEU, where he has killed Robin and despite this universes' Batman being old, brutal and punisher-like. :D

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because Gotham isn't Baltimore.

Damn...

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Because Batman is an ass.

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Usually too smart.