There's a scene
in the Dark Knight
where there are several people running around, dressed up as Batman and trying to help out the Caped Crusader, but unlike the Bat, they
use guns and homemade tools and gadgets
in their attempts to rid the streets of
crime.
Indeed, aggressive police raids —
where doors are kicked
in, machine
guns are held to civilians» heads, and houses are completely ransacked — create a backlash against the police and against the legal system
in general, especially when these tactics are
used against «
crimes» as mundane as poker games, checking high school students» lockers for drugs, and even cracking down on unlicensed hairdressers.