[ClearCase_guy]

The Romans has gladiators. We aren't there, but we do love blood and gore as entertainment.

Also: there is a widespread belief that our justice system is broken and that the guilty are not punished. Many folks wish that street justice would return so that right-minded people could just "take out the trash". Long-term, that lack of faith in the judicial system is quite damaging.

[Sans-Culotte]

Yep. This is just a grisley version of Batman.

[myprecious]

The Romans has gladiators. We aren't there

But it would be a sold out stadium......

[Joe 6-pack]

I don't pollute my house with TV, nor am I familiar with the books that inspired this series, so my input is somewhat moot. Having said that, it seems on the surface, anyways, that what's being described are not so much the actions of a serial killer as they are that of a vigilante, and in that regard, differ little from the Deathwish films by Charlie Bronson, or even the vengeance driven origins of a number of comic book superheroes that have been around for decades.

[dmz]

The Romans has gladiators. We aren't there, but we do love blood and gore as entertainment.
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When I took my son to his first pro football game, as we entered the stadium, I told him that this is the closest he's likely to experience what the Roman masses saw when Christians were thrown to the lions.

Anyone remember Michael Douglas in the "Star Chamber"? Sounds pretty much like this, only as a solo gig.

[Rummyfan]

The Romans has gladiators. We aren't there, but we do love blood and gore as entertainment.

It's common throughout human history. If gladiatorial contests were broadcast on TV today, is there any doubt they would be wildly popular?

[03A3]

Many folks wish that street justice would return so that right-minded people could just "take out the trash You mean like in DC?

[RobRoy]

I just bought "Natural Born Killers in the $5.99 bin. It is clearly an endictment of our culture and, as the film ages, it becomes quite apparent just how prophetic it was.

It'll get worse. Much worse.