after St. Louis police unions instructed officers to publicly display The Punisher’s insignia (the mark of a lawless, fascist murderer) the comic book community was quick to point out the stupidity, and the frankly horrifying message sent by supposed peace officers endorsing a maniac. So it’s a good thing The Punisher personally confirms he hates cops who see him as a friend… making every cop who “wears his mark” or calls themselves a “fan” look like shameful fool in the process.

– Andrew Dyce, The Punisher Confirms: He HATES Cops Who Support Him

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      6 months ago

      Grammar is funny that way it could be interpreted your way or it could be interpreted as “fascist who murders”

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        6 months ago

        English is pretty amazing. You can say two (or more) different things with just two words.

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      6 months ago

      I would guess you misread that, it seems like a grammatically unlikely interpretation given the context.

      In the article, the phrase is describing the punisher in light of the police worship of a " lawless, fascist murderer", so I would expect both of those adjectives to be referring to the punisher.

      And I don’t think the punisher is known for killing fascists either, although I’m willing to defer to someone who has read any of the comics.