Batman branding criminals

What do you guys thinks of him branding people? To me it seems a little extreme, but in a way kind of makes sense to add to the whole mysterious urban legend vigilante. Do you think it fits with the character and has he ever branded someone before because this news to me?

It might not be that he's branding them, per se. It could just be a taser he uses, and you know how Batman has to have a bat symbol on all of his stuff...

@jloneblackheart: That kind of makes sense.

@darkdetective27: Or he's sadistically branding them out of character and there will be a dozen threads about it in the near future.

@jloneblackheart: Yeah there will and probably a couple news articles too.

Meh, it really doesn't seem that out of character for him. Based on some of his attacks, he has permanently crippled (destroyed knees, joints, other severe but unfatal injuries) many criminals in his career.

Sure, lets take more of Zorro, like the cool sword and the epic mustache.

Reminds me of Inglourious Basterds.

I think it's pretty awesome and makes sense. Leave them with a friendly reminder as to why they should get a normal job instead of being thugs

This is the stuff of Frank Miller.

I doubt he's just branding people.

If he is, so what? The dude has never exactly been ethical when it comes to getting information out of people. Not sure how this steps over the line that much more than he already has. He's a vigilante, not a saint. Jee zus.

I thought that guy was Zsasz but you all may be right.

I can't see batman taking the time to take off the dudes shirt and actually brand him but he WAS shirtless so maybe. This is basically Frank Miller Batman though so he can be darker and more cruel. I guess it's a good way to spread fear. I bet that guy won't try committing a serious crime again.

I don't mind it. I would have branded the forehead if i was Batman. So that the world sees he's a criminal and Batman owned him. How many Bat-brands you guys think the Jared Joker got?

@takeluutzen: Bizarely there arent any on him unless they are on his back. Though if he was branding Joker his body would be just covered in them he would look like Zsasz.

@darkdetective27: Maybe that is why he have so many tats, to cover it up.

@the_kidd: That could make sense.

Batman isn't a brutalizer most of the time, he uses the force needed to get what he needs but branding the criminals is a good way to make them afraid.

I much prefer this take on the Dark Knight. Instead of breaking a criminals arms and hanging him from the ceiling until GCPD arrives, he simply tosses the crook around, cuffs him to a bar, and brands him as a simple reminder to fear the Batman and to reflect on your criminal actions. Nothing more was necessary, and I like it that way.

EDIT: grammar

Not really a problem, most characters similar to Batman do that.