# Crimes Batman has commited! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 2, 2007, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crimes-batman-has-commited/398480 "2007-04-02T21:25:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2007, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crimes-batman-has-commited/398480/21 "2007-04-03T11:54:43Z")
[QUOTE=BMalion] He’s in violation of Gotham’s “No Wearing of Leather Man-Panties in Front of The Children” act. [/QUOTE] …and especially if wearing a mask :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2007, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crimes-batman-has-commited/398480/22 "2007-04-03T12:53:29Z")
When was the last time the Batmobile had an inspection? Insurance renewal? New plates & registration? And did Batman get his driver’s license renewed? ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2007, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crimes-batman-has-commited/398480/23 "2007-04-03T13:04:17Z")
Is being a jerk against the law? Darn. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2007, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crimes-batman-has-commited/398480/24 "2007-04-03T13:35:30Z")
Lets not forget that Robin has done most of the same things as Batman himself, including breaking and entering, assault and battery, violating anti-mask laws, theft, tampering with a crime scene and evading arrest. Thus we’ve also got Batman for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. (He could be charged with at least 4 counts of it in modern continuity, one for each Robin with whom he’s worked.) ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2007, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crimes-batman-has-commited/398480/25 "2007-04-03T14:00:20Z")
I couldn’t say if he’s killed with his gun, but I do remember in the second movie he handed a bomb…dynamite? Something, to a guy, who then promptly fell down a manhole. You don’t see him, but presumably he dies, he was holding the damn thing. One case of murder or at the very least attempted murder. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2007, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crimes-batman-has-commited/398480/26 "2007-04-03T14:07:57Z")
[QUOTE=Krokodil] Well, the Batcave is a natural underground formation. The various tunnels in and out are problematic, though. [/QUOTE] Gotham City must have some buiding code ordinance against living and/or running a business out of a cave. Even a natural underground formation of a cave. And all those electronics have to be a fire violation. Did Batman even get the required Business Permits and Certificate of Occupancy. By running a business out of a cave, he’s also breaking the property tax laws. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2007, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crimes-batman-has-commited/398480/27 "2007-04-03T14:34:15Z")
[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas] Gotham City must have some buiding code ordinance against living and/or running a business out of a cave. Even a natural underground formation of a cave. [/QUOTE] “Must?” There’s towns in Spain where until the mid-XX century, the only building that was not a cave was the church. People now have “proper houses” but still use the family’s cave as a summer residence. Much cheaper than A/C. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2007, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crimes-batman-has-commited/398480/28 "2007-04-03T15:01:52Z")
I think with the involvement of Alfred, Robin, and Commissioner Gordon (not to mention the entire Justice League), this is all beginning to add up to a federal [RICO](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racketeer_Influenced_and_Corrupt_Organizations_Act) prosecution. ---
**Author:** ![Wallenstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5a626/32.png) [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2007, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crimes-batman-has-commited/398480/29 "2007-04-03T16:02:18Z")
Driving without a seatbelt? ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2007, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crimes-batman-has-commited/398480/30 "2007-04-03T16:48:22Z")
Operating an unliscensed nuclear reactor. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2007, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crimes-batman-has-commited/398480/31 "2007-04-03T17:03:11Z")
Assault Aggravated Assault Failure to ID Unlawful Interception of Wire or Electronic Communications Unlawful Installation of Tracking Device Trespassing Burglary with Intent to Commit Felony Assault Felony Evasion of Arrest Deadly Conduct Terroristic Threat Aggravated Assault on a Peace Officer with a Deadly Weapon (Motor Vehicle) Kidnapping Aggravated Kidnapping Escape from a Correctional Facility (as Bruce Wayne) Falsely Holding Oneself Out as a Lawyer Unauthorized Practice of Law Interference With Public Duties Imroper Contact With Victim Taking Weapon From Peace Officer Failure to Report Felony Unlawful Carrying of Weapon Retaliating against a witness, victim, or an informant Operating an Aircraft Without Proper Registration Importation or Manufacture of Explosive Materials Without a License Unlawful Possession of Body Armor Child Endangerment Leaving Child in a Vehicle ---
**Author:** ![Ferd\_Burfel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@Ferd\_Burfel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferd_Burfel)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2007, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crimes-batman-has-commited/398480/32 "2007-04-03T21:09:43Z")
[QUOTE=e-logic] Driving without a seatbelt? [/QUOTE] [nope](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(TV_series)) > [@](#): > > Batman was one of the first television programs to stress the wearing of seat belts, regularly showing Batman and Robin buckling their seat belts in the Batmobile before leaving the Batcave. Seat belts were not mandatory in most of the United States until 1968 ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2007, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crimes-batman-has-commited/398480/33 "2007-04-03T21:55:39Z")
[QUOTE=Krokodil] Well, the Batcave is a natural underground formation. \*\*The various tunnels in and out \*\* are problematic, though. bolding by **Bosda** [/QUOTE] They pre-date the Gotham building codes. They date back to an early Wayne, pre-Civil War, who ran a stop on the Underground Railroad. The Cave was the stop. ---
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2007, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crimes-batman-has-commited/398480/34 "2007-04-03T21:59:34Z")
Why this “unregistered vehicle” charge? In every TV episode of Batman I remember, you could clearly see the license plate was from “GOTHAM” state. The number was 2F-3567or something like that. You have proof its a fake? ---
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2007, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crimes-batman-has-commited/398480/35 "2007-04-03T22:11:11Z")
[QUOTE=pravnik] Assault Aggravated Assault Failure to ID Unlawful Interception of Wire or Electronic Communications Unlawful Installation of Tracking Device Trespassing Burglary with Intent to Commit Felony Assault Felony Evasion of Arrest Deadly Conduct Terroristic Threat Aggravated Assault on a Peace Officer with a Deadly Weapon (Motor Vehicle) Kidnapping Aggravated Kidnapping Escape from a Correctional Facility (as Bruce Wayne) Falsely Holding Oneself Out as a Lawyer Unauthorized Practice of Law Interference With Public Duties Imroper Contact With Victim Taking Weapon From Peace Officer Failure to Report Felony Unlawful Carrying of Weapon Retaliating against a witness, victim, or an informant Operating an Aircraft Without Proper Registration Importation or Manufacture of Explosive Materials Without a License Unlawful Possession of Body Armor Child Endangerment Leaving Child in a Vehicle [/QUOTE] If you ask me, it reads like the Patriot Act. That’s it! John Ashcroft was Batman. I seem to remember Batman taking out animals (wolves, dogs, the occasional flying raptor and even Centaurs [animal?]) with the Batrang. So that would be animal crulty. I think he also had to have broken some sort of child porn statutes making Robin wear that outfit of his. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2007, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crimes-batman-has-commited/398480/36 "2007-04-03T22:21:55Z")
You could probably nail Alfred for practicing medicine without a license. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2007, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crimes-batman-has-commited/398480/37 "2007-04-04T02:44:29Z")
Unlawful hang gliding (or Bat-wing gliding) in Batman Returns. Did anybody mention climbing up the sides of buildings? Sir Rhosis ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2007, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crimes-batman-has-commited/398480/38 "2007-04-04T20:20:39Z")
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**Author:** ![OBJECTION](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/fbc32d/32.png) [@OBJECTION](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OBJECTION)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2007, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crimes-batman-has-commited/398480/39 "2007-04-04T21:26:17Z")
[QUOTE=Surbey] So, what laws do you know of that Batman has broken? [/QUOTE] [The laws of physics.](http://www.shortpacked.com/d/20050131.html) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crimes-batman-has-commited/398480.md?page=1)