Today, the police-themed version of the skull can be found on a wide variety of Blue Lives Matter- and military-themed merchandise, all in violation of Marvel’s copyright. Photo courtesy of the Thin Blue Line, Inc. Call it irony.”. if (!expirationMinutes) { You took an oath to uphold the law. $modal.css({ closedSignupBar: { var cookieNames = ['recentlyShown', 'signedUp', 'closedSignupBar','signup_cookie']; // Hide the errors If you’re committing violent acts, one way or another, you will be meeting consequences,” a company spokesperson told Inverse in 2017. + 'Thank you for subscribing!' loadFontAwesome: false $('body').append(signup); }, The Punisher tells police in a July 2019 issue not to wear his logo. The New York and Kentucky police forces have put the Punisher logo on their patrol cars and there has been a lot of reaction. $.ajax({ $modal.show(); } I’ve talked about this in other interviews. $email.focus(); }); var settings = cookieSettings[cookieName]; + '
<\/i>' var initOuibounce = setInterval(function() { + '<\/div>' + '<\/form>' // ------------------------------------------------------------------- // Signup submission To me, it’s disturbing whenever I see authority figures embracing Punisher iconography because the Punisher represents a failure of the Justice system. expiration_days: 5 slideInModal('Down'); var cookieSettings = { var ctx = this; return; Police forces in New York and Kentucky put the Punisher logo ⦠closeSignupBar(); + '' + '<\/div>' } After members of the Detroit Police Department have been observed to be wearing the Punisher skull during the George Floyd protests in 2020, Conway and others have called on Marvel and its parent company Disney to take legal action to prevent law enforcement from using the logo. + 'Signup failed. } return ctx.regex.email.test( $email.val() ); var $form = $(formElement); $('body').on( 'click', '.close-signup', function(){ '