Batman"s Real Reason Not to Kill the Joker Revealed 2025

Eighty-five years on, a clarified canon explains why Batman won"t kill the Joker: justice over vengeance, the rule of law, and averting Joker"s martyrdom. The code preserves Gotham"s precarious balance, restrains escalation, and keeps accountability in courts, not alleys. The revelation reframes their rivalry, showing Batman"s restraint as strategic ethics that protect innocents and sustain hope, not just personal mercy.