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Netflix releasing The Punisher so soon after the Texas Church Shooting doesn’t seem appropriate

  • The Marvel series starring Jon Bernthal “will debut this Friday,” says Alan Sepinwall, “less than two weeks after another mass shooting, this time at a Texas church where the gunman reportedly wore black tactical gear, like the Punisher, and a mask with a skull on it, like the emblem on the Punisher’s torso. Given the similarities — including the fact that the Punisher, aka Frank Castle, is an unstable man with an arsenal of automatic weapons he uses to vent his rage on the people he blames for his unhappiness — it’s surprising at first blush that Netflix didn’t push back the premiere some more.”

    TOPICS: Netflix, Marvel's The Punisher, Jon Bernthal, Gun Violence, Texas Church Shooting