@punyparker: We all know Peter is going to come back. It's just the rules of the Comic book status quo. Barry Allen was gone from DC comics for over twenty years, but he's back. With Spider-man, a story like this is in no way going to last throughout the rest of Spider-man continuity. I mean for all we know the body Ock took over was one of Jackal's clones, and the real Peter Parker has been off in Mubai doing the Bruce Wayne (that's highly unlikely, but I think you can see what I mean).
I will admit that some things seem really stupid. Like the Avengers giving Spidey a slap on the wrist for the murder of Massacre, but certain members of the avengers have no room to talk in that department, because at some point another all of them have killed. I mean one of them (Wolverine) is actually on a special force who specifically carries out missions that require slitting throats. Yeah it's "not Peter", but I can see the Avengers thinking, "maybe this was the straw that broke his back." or "People have forgiven us for the crappy stuff we've done, so don't we owe Pete that too?" I will admit though the execution was a little flawed. Like I said the slap on the wrist was a bit ridiculous, and perhaps it would have been more convincing if they had said like "We'll be watching you, or you're on probation." etc. etc.
Now with Jonah, that is not hard to believe at all. We all know that JJJ is not exactly the most agreeable guy in the universe, and he always wants to twist things. He was always calling out Spidey, because he's a "public menace". He see's Spidey Ock in a different light, because this Spidey get's his hands dirty by reducing collateral, keeping the civilian law in the limelight, and also providing a favor or two. JJJ likes the new Spidey, because he fits his "ideal superhero". JJJ thinks a Superhero should take an aggressive approach to stopping crime, but keep the everyday person in the limelight of handling things. Unless it comes down to guys like Massacre, who he would much rather see, be put down like a rabid dog rather than have taxpayer dollars keep him alive and healthy, until he gets bored so he can break out and cause more havoc later. If you remember Jonah has been through hell when it comes to villains who were once captured. His wife was recently killed by Smythe, but instead of having the murderer put down he was locked up. Jonah has at numerous times looked Smythe in the eyes behind a cell door, and Smythe smiles because "he got away with it." Jonah sees such an incident as "I killed your wife, and you're paying for it by giving me food and a warm bed. Thanks Jonah, can't wait to do it again." So yeah, I think Jonah is more than happy to see spidey put guys like that (Vulture, Massacre, and yes even Screwball) in their place.
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