Can Batman sue for copyright/false advertising? If a Gotham auto shop takes credit for his long lasting crime stopping wheels can Batman do anything but personally intimidate them? What if every other shop in Gotham does this?
"S-s-so whatya g-gonna do about it? I got my- There're- State Supreme Court said c-costumed fr- people c-can't sue o-over this stuff!"
"Correct." the shadows of the closed up auto shop intone. "I am not here to sue you."
"Th-then-"
"Or threaten."
If he wasn't too busy trying not to shit himself while wildly looking around trying to figure out what patch of shadows was growling at him, the shop owner might've called bullshit on that last one.
"I am only here to pass along information you should know."
"L-like what?"
"The police will be calling you in half an hour."
"WhAT?!"
"Five people were discovered trying to plant explosives along your vehicle bay tonight."
"WHEN??"
"About ten minutes from now. They're still on their way over. They wont admit it under interrogation, but they're doing so under the orders of Oswald Cobblepot."
"...why?"
"To cripple The Batman, of course. Take out the source of his tires, you remove the Batmobile from the equation, making it much easier to succeed at rapist strike heists and getaways."
"...i only started running the ads this morning..."
"Cobblepot wanted to strike fast before The Joker had a chance to compromise you."
"Compro-?"
"Threats. Blackmail. Concentrated Joker Venom. Whatever it took to get you under his thumb so you'd sabotage my gear."
"I-"
"You should also know about numerous Public Damage lawsuits currently filed against The Batman and Accomplices."
"Lawsu-?"
"The same legal rulings that prevent costumed individuals from suing also make it difficult for us to be sued in turn. So there are numerous lawsuits currently waiting for a legal identity to be linked to the Batman, even if just as a supplier."
"I-"
"Needless to say, furnishing tires for the Batmobile absolutely counts as aiding and abetting."
*sound of a display rack giving way in the next room and a dozen heavy duty tires falling to the ground and bounce/rolling throughout the storefront.*
"The fuck is that?!"
"That would be The Red Hood."
*wordless bitback scream*
"He's got this thing about stealing Batmobile tires. It's a long story."
*shouted from the next room* "Is this seriously where you're getting them from now? The quality of these is -shit-." *multiple gunshots in quick succession* "I didn't even need to use AP rounds to puncture these! That's just sad!" *lower volume* "No, just the handcarts should be fine. Let's say an even dozen. We'll put them up over the wet bar."
"I believe that was everything I needed to cover." The shadows conclude. "If you'll excuse me, I need to stop Cobblepot's men from bombing your place of business."
"What about Hood?"
*loud clatter and the sound of a heavy issue tire crashing into something expensive* "Didn't I just say lift with your legs? They're shit, but they're still heavy."
"If you think having a dozen tires stolen is a larger threat to your business than it's full-scale demolition, I'll refocus my attentions."

























