Friday, November 07, 2008

QOTD Followup: The Dark Knight

Following up from the previous quote, here is how they had to deal with evil.

Bruce Wayne: The bandit in Burma, did you catch him?
Alfred Pennyworth: Yes.

Bruce Wayne: How?

Alfred Pennyworth: We burned the forest down.

Fighting evil isn't always pretty.

QOTD: The Dark Knight

Love this quote from The Dark Knight about trying to understand why some truly evil people do bad things.

Alfred Pennyworth: A long time ago, I was in Burma, my friends and I were working for the local government. They were trying to buy the loyalty of tribal leaders by bribing them with precious stones. But their caravans were being raided in a forest north of Rangoon by a bandit. So we went looking for the stones. But in six months, we never found anyone who traded with him. One day I saw a child playing with a ruby the size of a tangerine. The bandit had been throwing them away.

Bruce Wayne: Then why steal them?

Alfred Pennyworth: Because he thought it was good sport. Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.