I think those that want to see their Superheroes kill people are really missing the POINT of a hero; they're supposed to be above the misdeeds of those they seek to punish, once they cross that line, why wouldn't they turn themselves in, afterward? If they're so morally obliged to hunt people down for their crimes, which is highly-illegal already mind you, would they feel the need to give them an "Eye-for-an-eye" response, or since they've done the hard part for the police, would they rely on the justice system to do what's right?
To me, it's pretty silly to think that Peter Parker would EVER willingly kill someone; he's too good a person and the guilt would drive him crazy, which isn't the point since he'd never get there anyway. Punisher IS crazy, and made-up his mind from the very beginning that he was going to kill anything that even smelled like a criminal; basically Castle is a villain, only killing other villains. Nobody in their right mind would honestly believe that the cold-blooded murder of thousands of people is a sane, heroic thing to do, no matter what the people he killed had done before. Remember, Punisher has shown equal remorse (which is to say zero) to serial-killers and pot-dealers, so it's not like he's "cool" for what he does. If the guy existed in real life, I'm sure most of us would be against the guy. I know I would.
For another example: Imagine if every single police officer decided it was OK to kill at their discretion, based on their own feelings, because that's more-or-less what a superhero is: A police officer without the job title, training, and code of conduct. You jaywalk one day, and you happen to get spotted by the one cop that HATES jaywalkers, and because it's technically against the law, he shoots you for it. Wanna complain? Hey, you resisted arrest, if you survived being shot, and if you didn't...You shouldn't have reached into your pocket, man.
If you want to read about superheroes going around killing everyone and making it uber-awesome and edgy while they do it, you HAD your decade: The 90's. Missed it? Here's the short version: Liefeld, blood, boobies, and bankruptcy. THAT is what happens when people stop caring about what makes superheros unique, and try to make them EXTREME in their methods. In fact, I do believe a goof by the name of Robinson is producing filth of this very nature entitled, "Justice League: Cry For Justice", where the heroes do all kinds of uncharacteristic -but-edgy things like casually talk about three-ways and torturing villains. I'm sure you'd LOVE it.
/rant
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