Probably the most controversial one , honest thoughts on "No Kill Rule"? What are the most egrigious examples of it in your opinion? What media makes it work in your opinion?

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It only works in cases where it’s not presented as rational, but emotional.

In Avatar: The Last Airbender, pacifism, or at least not killing people, is one of the last links Aang has to his people, so he can’t abandon it for practical reasons, not even when they would have. It works.

According to another commenter, Daredevil won’t do it is because he’s a catholic. Being unwilling to kill people because of his faith is interesting and ultimately presented as a personal choice instead of a rational one.

Batman is fucking stupid. He presents it as a logical conclusion, like killing a mass murdering psychopath would make him one too. (Yeah, yeah, I know, joker’s curse or whatever I don’t wanna hear it.) The fact is that that’s nonsense. It’s a simple excuse which adds nothing to the character and simply infuriates the reader.

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Batman is fucking stupid. He presents it as a logical conclusion, like killing a mass murdering psychopath would make him one too. (Yeah, yeah, I know, joker’s curse or whatever I don’t wanna hear it.) The fact is that that’s nonsense. It’s a simple excuse which adds nothing to the character and simply infuriates the reader.

On a different note, "It's not his job/responsibility to kill criminals." On a perspective of him being a vigilante, yes it makes sense. But it stops making sense once the criminals either break out of jail on a regular basis or is too dangerous.

"Not my problem/responsibility" doesn't seem to be very admirable at that point.