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For those of you who are not familiar with the character, the Punisher debuted in a Marvel comic book series in the 1970s. Heâs a real bad-ass who rights wrongs, delivering vigilante justice. A movie by the same name had just come out; the Punisher wore a shirt with a stylized white skull.
And the criticism is fair, because the Punisher is defined by two key traits: He is a ruthless murderer, and heâs a vigilante. Those arenât things that should be associated with the police. The skull design was approved by the Catlettsburg City Council and mayor as a way to show support for the pro-police âBlue Lives Matterâ movement.