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Why Did Batman Choose To Kill The Joker

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Virtue ethics best supports Batman 's claim that if he kills the Joker, he will become "that which I hate". As a child Batman 's alter egos parents were murdered in cold blood right in front of him. Since their murder all he ever wanted was justice. Urging the detectives to investigate into any and every possibility of who the culprit was. Having Alfred in his life he was guided in the right direction on what was right and wrong in every experience even the one when he decided to become Batman. Throughout his life he 's wanted justice, not only for his parents but for the city of Gotham. If Batman had chosen to kill the Joker he wouldn 't be any better than the Joker, the person who killed his parents, the ones who would torture and

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