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Mexican ‘Batman’ vigilante wanted for chasing down suspected motorbike thieves, taping them to lampposts
NYPost ^ | 6/28/26

Posted on 06/28/2026 8:57:15 PM PDT by CFW

A Mexican vigilante dubbed “Batman” is wanted by police for allegedly chasing down suspected motorbike thieves around town and taping them to lampposts, according to a report. At least five men were discovered helplessly duct-taped to street poles over 10 days, beginning on June 13 in the area of Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, The Sun reported. Many of the alleged thieves also had mustaches, cat whiskers and the Spanish word for “thief” scrawled on their faces, according to several images posted by Mexican journalist Luis Cárdenas on X. The vigilante — which Cardenas referred to as the “Batman of Lagos de Merono” — left the allegedly stolen bikes near the men to show off their crimes, the outlet reported. One photo captured two men duct-taped back-to-back on the pole with a pink sign above their heads and a bike left in front of them.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Editorial; Front Page News; Mexico; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: batman; citizen; justice; mexico; sidebarabuse; soybatman; vigilante; yosoybatman

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Citizen Vigilante?
1 posted on 06/28/2026 8:57:15 PM PDT by CFW
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Man taped to a lamppost next to a motorcycle.
2 posted on 06/28/2026 8:57:39 PM PDT by CFW
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There are numerous activist judges and politicians in the US that are deserving of such treatment.


3 posted on 06/28/2026 8:59:55 PM PDT by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)
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We need him here.


4 posted on 06/28/2026 9:00:37 PM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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Are the police going to give him a medal and reward him? They should


5 posted on 06/28/2026 9:01:07 PM PDT by Equine1952 (MM1SS SASOBe)
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“Police are treating the tied-up men as victims and are attempting to catch the vigilante, State Security Secretary Juan Pablo Hernández said, according to the outlet.”


6 posted on 06/28/2026 9:03:01 PM PDT by CFW
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I hope he gets away like Zorro did.


7 posted on 06/28/2026 9:04:26 PM PDT by Equine1952 (MM1SS SASOBe)
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I think it’s a female doing this. Who else could get a guy to stand still long enough for someone to wrap tape around them ?

Kind of a crappy looking ‘motorbike’, IMHO.

Is this The Return of the Pink Panther, Mexican style ?


8 posted on 06/28/2026 9:08:18 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Sailing the Sea of Ignorance on a Ship named Free Republic)
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“El regreso de la Pantera Rosa, estilo mexicano”


9 posted on 06/28/2026 9:11:37 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Sailing the Sea of Ignorance on a Ship named Free Republic)
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This is great.


10 posted on 06/28/2026 9:11:47 PM PDT by fidelis (June is the Month of Devotion to to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. Pass it on!)
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The biggest thieves are smart enough to run for Congress. Then they can steal and con to their little hearts content. They write the law to protect themselves from you rather than use to law to arrest criminals.


11 posted on 06/28/2026 9:12:05 PM PDT by Nateman (Democrats did not strive for fraud friendly voting merely to continue honest elections.)
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And this is wrong, how?

I mean in a moral sense.


12 posted on 06/28/2026 9:16:09 PM PDT by OrangeHoof (Talarico is Italian for "heretic".)
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“Do you believe in Jesus?”


13 posted on 06/28/2026 9:17:17 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Israel über alles.)
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Citizen Vigilante?

Having just watched the banned movie ""Citizen Vigilante,"" these thieves who were only restrained to a light pole should count their blessings.

14 posted on 06/28/2026 9:20:41 PM PDT by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try. )
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Citizen Vigilante?

BatManuel

15 posted on 06/28/2026 9:22:39 PM PDT by MikelTackNailer (By brightest day, by darkest night, no evil shall escape my sight.)
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That's normally Plastic Man territory, but I will take it.


16 posted on 06/28/2026 9:27:20 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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Having just watched the banned movie “”Citizen Vigilante,”” these thieves who were only restrained to a light pole should count their blessings.


We watched it this weekend as well. Yeah, they should consider themselves lucky.


17 posted on 06/28/2026 9:28:48 PM PDT by CFW
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That looks more like what Spider-Man would do.


18 posted on 06/28/2026 9:28:58 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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The photo would look a lot better if the thief was taped with the American flag “Duck” tape they are selling at Lowes.


19 posted on 06/28/2026 9:29:58 PM PDT by chickenlips (Neuter your politicians)
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To: UCANSEE2; SaveFerris; Kenny Bania
"Six dollars?? That's all you have??"


20 posted on 06/28/2026 9:34:41 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait.)
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