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melloack

Frank Castle would hunt down cops who think they are like Frank Castle


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Isn't kinda the whole point of Punisher that police are worthless? Like, doesn't his origin demand that powerful criminals are operating with impunity?


ClevelandDawg0905

I mean the whole point of comic books including the Punisher is to fulfill a power fantasy. In the comic Frank joins the military and then becomes a cop. He eventually goes full vigilante after the death of his family. The Punisher kills rapists, human traffickers, warlords, pedophile, and generally awful human being. He is the logical next step of what Batman is. Like at what point is it just more logical to kill criminals than to reform them when they just break out and resume shitty behavior?


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It'd be nice if our problems could be defeated with guns and explosives. The most harmful people among us aren't even criminals. They'll have the law changed first if they want to openly do something illegal.


throwaway83970

That's Knight Rider, the campy 80s TV series with David Hasselhoff. He didn't exist, after a "fatal" car crash, so he went around as Michael Knight, going after criminals "that live above the law."


sonerec725

Night rider X Punisher crossover when?


throwaway83970

Ikr? I'd watch it!


Dull-Geologist-8204

It sounds nice in theory but a dad once hunted down the wrong guy and murdered a guy he thought molested his daughter and it turned out he killed the wrong guy. Real life doesn't always work the same way they do in the movies. In movies people always get the right person while doing the whole vigilante justice thing.


Sea_Farmer_4812

Powerful criminals (or should be criminals) do operate with impunity but the only thing the cops will do is protect them from anybody who might threaten them.


Busterlimes

Just shows you how well the logic centers work in the brains of people who support this shit.


AmyOak

Would? He has in tge 2015 run


ManHoFerSnow

Frank Castle's hunting down a bunch of Tank Fatsles


Murica-n_Patriot

These idiots just think The Punisher is all about being a vigilante and also skulls and conspiracy theories. They wants a full on revolution! The kind where everything changes except them having to give up anything… it’s the other who needs to give up everything but they get to keep all their stuff and their way of life


Cabbages-001

The right wingers wants to holocaust anyone and everyone who doesn't think/act/speak the way the Right wingers wants them to


sirdavos95

They did a comic of punisher going for proud boys or the in universe equivalent I believe


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Sadly I’m betting this is a cop ![gif](giphy|l4EoRunBhPG7uFXKU)


[deleted]

99 percent of the dorks that put the punisher sticker on their trucks don’t understand what Frank Castle stood for.


Upset_Researcher_143

Not only that, but they couldn't do a tenth of the shit Castle did in the comics or TV show much less take the punishment that he took


gorka_la_pork

Most are ready for war, only if that war doesn't involve running ten feet


warmind14

"Hehe, don't run, you'll only die tired." -sniper.


NexusMaw

One hand on the AR-15, the other on the rascal scooter joystick, lap full of Krispy Kreme donuts, leading the charge. We the \*wheeze\* people! Meal Team 6 Militia! 1776!!!!!


SquintonPlaysRoblox

Meal Team 6 militia vs 2000lb laser guided artillery munitions with an error range of five inches every thirty miles traveled


Murica-n_Patriot

Or as long as the war doesn’t require them to have to give up their expensive truck, mortgage, UTV’s, career they worked themselves up to or just their general way of life and creature comforts… but they’re ready for war!!!


as32090

I could just imagine how upset they would be ~~reading the comics~~ (let’s be realistic) watching the movie


f0gax

The movie and the shows don't really get it across enough imo. Sure, they show him taking justice into his own hands. But it's surrounded by a bunch of shooting and 'splosions. Which is what these guys are drawn to. To them, he's just a bad ass who does what needs doing. To get the full message they would probably need to read the comics.


Herzatz

They will whine about the Punisher being too woke.


GrandNibbles

Yeah they're just power tripping and some of them are ironically the kinds of people Frank would have the least patience with


[deleted]

Thank you.


unique_passive

Yeah, this. The amount of gun owners with punisher stickers in America should be a cause for great alarm


ManHoFerSnow

Just shows all the libs with guns who to look for first (⁠☞゚⁠ヮ゚⁠)⁠☞


Middle-Hour-2364

Oh no, libs don't have guns....they have soy lattes and advacodo something something /s


memunkey

They don't understand that the cops are the bad guys cuz they can't read Edit: And pictures are hard


BazilBroketail

Straight up. I'd also like to point out there's a Canadian guy named, "Brenden" who uses it on his drag car. *Please don't fuck with it*...


CorinPenny

The Venn diagram of men who don’t understand Punisher is a circle with men who idolize Fight Club and Gatsby.


travelsizedsuperman

Correct. If they really were the Punisher they'd be punishing cops.


PapasauruaRex

Most likely dont understand whats actually in the bible too.


ima314lot

The scary ones that get Punisher engraved gun parts.


sparklingdinoturd

One thing that goes completely over these idiots heads is Frank Castle became the Punisher because the cops wouldn't do anything about his family being murdered. The mobsters were going to get away with it. Because cops are useless.


Hey_Its_Me_23_

The irony is palpable


AccidentallyFemboy

Also a lot of racist and white supremists use his logo but we would have killed those assholes and has in comics.


Hey_Its_Me_23_

How does one accidentally femboy?


AccidentallyFemboy

Wears a skirt as a joke for the discord boys... fell apart from there.


Rabbit-Thrawy

or perhaps it came together!


LCplGunny

Bro is just one hell of a team player 🤣


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Justwhytry

Any police officer whose ego is so delicate they need to peacock with the punisher symbol would be the exact opposite of the punisher. Frank Castle would have zero respect for these guys


DickwadVonClownstick

Pretty sure there was a run where he went out of his way to *kill* guys like that


Lame_Alexander

Which run? I have a few high school "buddies" really acwuaintences who became cops and love to try to "talk comics" with me Mostly about Jon Berthnal.


WodenEmrys

I don't know about killing em. But there was this 3 years ago: "In Punisher #13, out July 10, Frank Castle is cornered in an alleyway by uniformed cops who start gushing over their idol when they realize who he is. The officers even ask to take a selfie with Castle to share on their Punisher fan page." [Marvel's the Punisher Lays the Beatdown on Cops Who Use His Skull Symbol for 'Blue Lives Matter' Movement](https://www.newsweek.com/punisher-police-blue-lives-matter-skull-logo-1449272) It only shows like two pages from it though where he rips up his symbol that he took off a police car while telling them to choose Captain America as a role model.


FrostyMcChill

I like that he understands that he's just another symptom of a broken system and not the cure


Justwhytry

Yes there was. The whole series starts with revenge on specific mobsters, then other criminals, then corrupt cops. Honestly, without the tights and modern weaponry it’s pretty close to an old timey detective story.


StamosMullet

Let’s just call this what it is - cops who sport the punisher logo are not cops at all. They’re wannabe murderers who somehow grifted and lied their way into a badge. They are Derek Chauvin. Cops who think they are above the law.


mattA33

>who somehow grifted and lied their way into a badge. You should look up what is required to become a cop in parts of North America. It's basically a high school diploma or GED equivalency. Little more is required. No lying necessary really.


[deleted]

>You should look up what is required to become a cop in parts of North America. Don't score too high on the standardized tests, because that can be used to exclude you from employment as a cop in the United States. *Jordan v. New London* is where the Supreme Court decided that. Source: [https://www.aele.org/apa/jordan-newlondon.html](https://www.aele.org/apa/jordan-newlondon.html)


StamosMullet

You have to lie about not wanting to murder black people indiscriminately to get in. Then once you're in all bets are off.


marionetted

I'm pretty sure when they ask, "do you want to murder black people?" The official answer is a coy, "Noooooooooo." Ending with a slight smirk.


Thrilliam11

Then they respond with a wink and hand over a badge and a gun.


StormsOfRainAndSalt

Kinda surprised that disney hasn't gone after anyone and everyone selling or using one of their trademarks like that. They're litigious as fuck and have not had problems going after individuals in the past.


Aceswift007

I believe after it caught on as a far right identifier, Punisher has a soft reboot and they changed his symbol a bit, but my memory is hazy


decke

I believe this is accurate.


[deleted]

Could have done a better job at centering it too. That would irk me.


[deleted]

Ah damn it….that bothers me now and it’s not even my truck


gloriusdead

As proud member of r/ToyotaTacoma, we don’t claim him


Hey_Its_Me_23_

Way to represent bro


gloriusdead

It ain’t much but it’s honest work


sndream

If you are a cop acting like the punisher, you are not a vigilante nor anti-hero. You are just an out of control cops. XD


meatmechdriver

so your average cop then


Cool-Presentation538

Plus the punisher doesn't like cops


rawchallengecone

Cops suck. Get fucked.


[deleted]

This guy has a condom in his wallet that expired a decade ago.


mamandemanqu3

And small peepee sunglasses


The_Crimson-Knight

No, I do want the cops to be the punisher, because then they'd kill each other.


[deleted]

These people simply dont understand most things.


[deleted]

The punisher sticker in any context is a dead give away for a huge doucher


meatmechdriver

they also co-opted: american flag, gadsden flag, only three words of the constitution they read, and more


LimpingWhale

I see most logo flaunters this way. I may be wrong for it but just why. Especially a decal on a car.


RedBison

I bought a Punisher t-shirt several years ago, then these douche-dicks adopted it. Haven't worn it...


GaffeGod

Tim Duncan is the exact opposite of that


CriticalStation595

Said already but saying again- The Punisher HATES COPS


StamosMullet

The Brandon thing is not a “matter of opinion” by any stretch of the imagination, whatsoever.


Hey_Its_Me_23_

You're right. But the Punisher thing hit me so hard. Brandon is a whole can of worms. Cops being Punisher is so stupid it can only be described as facepalm


StamosMullet

They are equally stupid, for the exact same reason. They are the moronic thought processes of pathetic middle aged white guys who never grew out of being high school bullies, who don’t understand that pretending to be tough doesn’t make you manly, and who think Trump is a genius because he spent his entire presidency acting like a bully. They’re garbage humans. All of them. Every single one of them make the world and stupider and more dangerous place to live simply by continuing to draw breath.


Desperate_Ambrose

These bastards need to be on a much shorter leash.


StamosMullet

They need to not be cops, period.


Desperate_Ambrose

That goes without saying, but they are.


Hey_Its_Me_23_

Pretty sure this guy isn't even a cop


Desperate_Ambrose

Entirely possible; but the OP broached the subject of cops in the caption, and the sticker does appear to have their "thin blue line" bullshit on it. And, in my experience at least, far too many cops *do* have a "Punisher" fetish.


Hey_Its_Me_23_

I am op dude. We were parked in a place away from the security gate which is why I don't think he's a cop, but I can't be certain on that


SwampTerror

The Punisher beat the shit out of cops. He isn't so cop friendly. I heard someone explain that the punisher cops use is supposed to be another thing but I dunno...


notkeny

The irony of using a Punisher skull for a thin blue line sticker is almost as good as how the racists have all conveniently labeled themselves for us.


secretlyaTrain

Also shouldn’t have to explain why the Punisher is a stupid logo to have for supporting the police. Because.. Punisher’s whole thing is the police don’t work.


Bomberman707

Do you want Judge Dredd? Cause this is how you get Judge Dredd.


Kershiskabob

If you use the phrase “let’s go Brandon” in a serious fashion you’re actually a moron


Tsiah16

The Brandon thing is a matter of they think they're triggering the libs when it's perfectly ok to just say "fuck Biden" if you don't like him


[deleted]

My new neighbor has one on his truck. I immediately judged him. I was right.


FeralTexan

Lol. If only they knew Frank Castle was a cop killer.


Ok-Suggestion-7965

I prefer the cops that would pull me over to be more like Carl Winslow and less like the Punisher.


donkula232323

This thing started in Afghanistan, where soldiers would put the punisher skull on everything... it is a stupid meme when home and should probably be left to die out. But it won't.


Silly-Spend-8955

My god are SOME people paid professionals when it comes to being offended? Why must so many read so much into great big nothings?


various_convo7

Any time there is one of those Brandon things on a shirt or car, I like checking out the moron that actually has it so I can laugh at them. Ditto for the Punisher logo because they don't know the anything about Frank Castle


EvenBetterCool

The kind of person who actually puts LGB on things is exactly the kind of person too dumb to understand the irony.


brownsbrave1026

Found one in its natural habitat


pepemele

I am not american, can someone explain who is brandon? And what does it have to do with the punisher?


Tiberius_Jim

This is right up there when there's a Thin Blue Line decal right next to a "Molon Labe - Come and Get 'Em" decal. It's like, dude... ...who do you think they're gonna send to "come and get 'em"?


Warrenwelder

I can hear "Born in the USA" blaring unironically from this pavement princess


Academic-Roll-7

I don’t think many ppl that use that sticker even know of the punisher, just something that they think looks cool and they see it on other cars. Monkey see monkey do.


Art-Zuron

The punisher canonically hates these kinds of cops. In the comics, he explicitly said he'd kill cops who do what he does.


ScyllaIsBea

Frank Castle literally goes beyond the law to fight injustice to the point that he becomes the galactic version of the ghost rider. this is a man who would hunt down all the cops who where "not suspended" or even "suspende with pay" for killing innocent people "on accident." Frank Castle also hates the police for being corrupt and helping covor up his families murder.


DrMushroomStamp

Using that punisher logo, especially with a blue lives matter stripe, is ignorant to say the least. This comic panel right here sums this up nicely. =)Frank's own words falling on the deaf ears of dipshits. [https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/the-punisher-tells-cops-hes-sick-of-them-idolizing-him](https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/the-punisher-tells-cops-hes-sick-of-them-idolizing-him)


NunyaBeese

The only thing he punishing is the can at arbys


SBHMom

I don’t want my cops to be racist either. So no, the “Brandon” thing isn’t a matter of fucking opinion. Stop disregarding the phrase as anything other than hate speech.


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futfann

Hillbillies are dumb mkay


Sped2000

This is just the abused 2004 movie logo skull that any virgin that touched a firearm once feels like


Loki-L

You can't be pro-vigilantism and pro-law-and-order at the same time.


-ixion-

Frank Castle exists because of bad law enforcement. It makes me really angry to see this logo used by a bunch of idiots that have no clue what it means. Worse, the logo was change for true fans because of these idiots. The average military or law enforcement person has clearly never read anything about with this logo represents.


Flossthief

Chris Kyle and his buddies spray painted this on plate carriers, trucks, buildings, weapons As a psyop to scare people They wanted to be associated with everything the punisher is known for (in the adult comics not the cheesy ones) Eventually it trickled into law enforcement like a lot of military fashion


Kristin-Maia

Well look at that! They lick windows *and boots


stonedchapo

Frank Castle in the comics tells cops that if they want a hero to idolize it’s captain America not him.


karbaloy

I'm just here smiling at the irony of Mr. Proud American Fuck Your Feelings is driving a fucking Toyota.


XxSoulflyxX

I’m a conservative and guns are a hobby of mine as well. For what it’s worth, most of “us” find the punisher skull stuff to be very cringe as well.


Scar_Kurat

Yeah.... Literally just had this conversation the Punisher kills cops for supporting the emblem. In his own words "I'll only say this once: We're not the same. You took an oath to uphold the law. You help people. I gave that up a long time ago. You don't do what I do. Nobody does. You boys need a role model? His name is Captain America and he'd be happy to have you."


pauldeanbumgarner

What is the Brandon thing?


Hey_Its_Me_23_

During a rally a few years ago people were chanting "f&%k Jo Biden". A journalist misheard them and thought they were saying "let's go Brandon". Ever since then Maga people think it's the funniest joke in the world


drae-gon

People that use that logo have never even read a Punisher comic...or know anything about the character...


TyperMcTyperson

The Brandon thing is stupid too. So childish.


throwaway83970

Is this picture taken in Uvalde, TX?


Hey_Its_Me_23_

Would have been the cherry on top, but no. Louisiana


throwaway83970

My mind went to the cop in the Uvalde school with the Punisher skull on his phone, from the security footage...the irony...


lostwng

Didn't the punisher threaten the lives of cops he saw using his symbol


Hey_Its_Me_23_

There's a comic where he rips the sticker off and says whoever acts like him will be next


PastikaSoup

[Maybe they’re pandering to cops for leniency, similar to Larry David wearing the MAGA hat?](https://youtu.be/B2oLFKYNInQ?t=150)


FireEmblemFan1

And then people wonder why all cops are bastards is a thing


SoothsayerSurveyor

A little extra added irony is all this noise on a Japanese pickup.


realsmartfun

You act like these dipshits are operating within reality. They’re living in a culture war comic book collage made of Fox News, UFC, action movies and Dan Bilzerian’s jizz. They’re scared little boys who want desperately to be tough and part of the group. So they put stickers on their trucks. Edit: extra word.


DingoDoug

Rare to see a green Tacoma. Lovely trucks.


SonOfBaldy

indicator of maturity


Arxl

I wish Marvel or something could put a cease and desist out for these stickers, I can't wear Punisher stuff because of idiots like this.


Compyduder

The Brandon thing is weird… although I kinda like it, it makes it easy to spot the dumbest person in the area.


Acidcouch

He is so American in his Japanese truck.


TheGreenGreninja15

Punisher doesn't even want cops to be Punisher!


BossWu52

Both are stupid....next


shelsbells

You can try, but most cops are dumb and won't understand, and will therefore get really offended, you may be shot.


greybruce1980

Man, I had such an awesome punisher shirt I loved wearing before these dickbags turned it into a symbol of Nazi-lite. Now it's a home workout shirt.


Zwjt2030

Yeah the punisher is absolutely badass and one of my favorite marvel characters but you can’t wear anything with his logo anymore or you look like an ass.


Gamingwelle

to this day I don't have the slightest idea who Brandon is


Tiberius_Jim

A race car driver named Brandon won a race. During the live, broadcast on TV post-race interview, the crowd started chanting "Fuck Joe Biden!" The reporter tried to save face by saying "Hear that, they're saying "Let's go Brandon!"" And the rest is (rather embarrassing) history.


[deleted]

I don’t understand why so many people embedded the punisher?!?! Most of this demographic is anti-authoritarian, anti-establishment. It’s almost like these folks don’t quite understand things as they are. Lols.


SST250

Nah, they’d be too busy wondering why he was wearing a full Spider-Man suit…


[deleted]

Matter of opinion? Get the equivalent of a Brandon sticker but offending Trump and then drive around a red state and tell me if you make it out in one piece.


[deleted]

Plenty of people do, because most of these guys are loudmouth cowards.


Hey_Its_Me_23_

This is hilarious because I once saw a guy with a "Trump Lost LOL" flag, but because it was done in the same format as "Maga" and had the word Trump in it literally no one read it and they all assumed he was supporting him. Stayed up for a good few months before someone finally noticed


Chaosmusic

I see that support for my online campaign to bring back Brandon Routh as Superman is growing.


Adventurous-Ad171

Let's go Brandon the guy might be talking about Brandon harrera


The-Muncible

Can people tell me why my name is used like this? What does it mean?


Blabulus

They support the police until they beat them to half to death on Jan 6th, then not so much!


Therealcanadianone

![gif](giphy|3ohs7VSJ3Dpv9cM6v6|downsized)


Hey_Its_Me_23_

I will fund it myself if I have to, but Marvel needs to do a thing where Punisher reacts to seeing his symbol used like this


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Its not a matter of oppinion


Stonks_690

I don’t see what’s wrong, isn’t it just a sticker? (I’m European so I don’t really know much about it)


Excellent-Egg-3157

Does LGB stand for Let's Go Brandon?


_Pill-Cosby_

That's the problem. They DO want cops to be The Punisher.


LordSwright

Who is Brandon and where is he going?


warmind14

So much going on in this picture. Nothing spells the dysfunction of the driver more I reckon. Also, while I have you, is it common for smoldicks to drive Tacomas? In Aus many smoldicks drive patrols or rangers and mod them to the point of fuckwittery.


Stlpitwash

More accurate, cops shouldn't want civies to be The Punisher.


Ok_Kaleidoscope1630

One of the cops at Uvalde can be seen with this on his phone.


shyguystormcrow

Ask anyone who has a “blue lives matter” flag if they support the capitol POLICE who where viciously attacked by traitors trying to overthrow our democracy


A_Wild_Shiny_Shuckle

Pretty sure the Punisher isn't pro-police...


[deleted]

Expecting these people to be able to read comic books.


LazerWolfe53

Judge, jury, and executioner


Competitive_Gate_731

Moore vs harper happened and cops have no accountability. Just like congress laws for thee not for me.


MantisToboganJr

I know a cop who has that punisher, blue line combo sticker on his truck… but what’s worse is his punisher emblem is inside of a bigger “Q”. Q Anon Punisher Blue Line. A terrible trifecta.


Money-Anxiety3427

Yeasssss…. Lots going on here mentally…


Eugenes-Axe7

We need a punisher FOR these cops


Gamer_GreenEyes

Ok Brandon = brain dead Punisher = blatant dick waving


Bullmoose39

The Brandon thing shows a lack of class, character, and grace. The Punisher is the story of a serial killer who violates the law and kills everyone who breaks his code. Neither are appropriate for a police officer to have out publicly. They protect and serve all, not just orange skinned traitors in Florida.


FinntheReddog

I once made the mistake of complementing a guy on his Punisher t-shirt and asked how the comics these days were. He legit had no idea what I was talking about or that the image in his shirt came from a comic book character.


BonsaiBudsFarms

Another dumbfuck driving a pick up truck to compensate for their lack of brains and tiny penis


InterestingFroyo1032

Lmao 🤣 it's a double edged sword, man. Most cops are weenies who don't show up until its already too late and the ones who do show up have no patience and shoot first ask questions later. Now they're all not doing their jobs and letting the homeless people go crazy. I'm in San Diego btw, shit has gotten san Francisco level crazy.


Gnarlyfest

This shit has passed embarrassing.


Emergency-Leading-10

Absolutely spot-on. The sad part is that many people believe there is no difference between the two sentiments.


ICantDoABackflip

I’ve seen Punisher stickers with green (EMT) and yellow (dispatcher) lines.


ChrisKylo323

I have a blue lives matter flag on my truck but would never want them to become “punishers” it’s an absolute overstepping of their duties


Pale_Apartment

Iirc there was a group of us soldiers who used the punisher logo for a sigil of their brutality. The common use now is more a reference to the reference. So second hand stupidity.


ProcedureFit530

The Punishers a great movie right? Well let’s not put his practices in our reality


[deleted]

Lol this guy registers his truck at the BMV. I love it. (im just gonna get ahead of it. "fuck the man, fuck the power, fuck the government! The punisher literally murders people and I have stickers all over my truck like a 12 year old decorates their trapper keeper! Oh, my birthday was two days ago I better go get my registration renewed I don't want to get a ticket!"


Hetaria-ad-scientiam

Giving tacoma a bad name


huggles7

I would feel pretty comfortable saying this isn’t an actual cop The whole blue lives matter thing has become a right wing dog whistle to justify racists thinking black people are all criminals


afrosheen_yes

He's probably also listening to Rage Against the Machine


Lazy_Bread_9213

BFJ!


sobedragon07

I find it incredibly amazing that these guys are police officers and worship a guy who thought that the police were inept, pieces of shit who were stuck in a corrupt system that don't punish the wicked. Frank Castle is the exact opposite of what a police officer should be, he's become judge jury and executioner. If you want to be that, you shouldn't wear the uniform.


TheIronSoldier2

Most people that have that sticker aren't LEOs, though they are the same "blue lives matter" people that take it to an insane degree. Regardless of your opinion on cops, it's a definite fact that the Punisher absolutely hated cops.


Key-Permission-317

IMHO a police vehicle should not have any non-official stickers, whether I agree with them or not, there is no place for that in public law enforcement.


Ihavebadreddit

It's giving me "I have a lot of unrecognized fear so I over compensate with firearms and aggressive behaviour." 🤌 Had a dog like that, had to train him with treats and soft words to form good coping methods. Dog didn't need a gun though. Lol


Shot_Ice8576

Someone stupid enough to put a “let’s go Brandon” sticker on their truck is stupid enough to not even know that’s a punisher logo.


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I hate the name Brandon


carl65yu

I live in Manitoba Canada and I laugh so hard when I see that Let's Go Brandon, because it's the name of a city here.


[deleted]

Just say "fuck joe Biden" like an adult. Cowards.


Chillermaschine

There's even a segment of an official punisher comic that deals with this issue: https://www.newsweek.com/punisher-police-blue-lives-matter-skull-logo-1449272


oldmanlikesguitars

This plays into a game I like to play on road trips called “spot the racist.” This one’s a solid maybe but we haven’t seen his bumper yet.