**HEADLINE: OUTRAGE as LEGO BATMAN SET TEACHES CHILDREN 'NO CONSEQUENCES' - "DARK KNIGHT" LINE SPARKS CIVILIZATION DEBATE**

HEADLINE: OUTRAGE AS LEGO BATMAN SET TEACHES CHILDREN ‘NO CONSEQUENCES’ - “DARK KNIGHT” LINE SPARKS CIVILIZATION DEBATE

GOTHAM CITY (DISGRACE) - In what moral critics are calling the “final brick in the wall of societal decay,” the newly released Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight playset has ignited a firestorm of controversy for allegedly gamifying vigilante justice and eliminating the concept of lawful consequence.

The set, which includes a buildable Batmobile, a spinning “attack-turntable,” and minifigures of Batman, Catwoman, and the Joker, features a central mechanic where players can “arrest” villains by launching a spring-loaded Bat-cuff. Critics argue the toy subliminally teaches children that extrajudicial actions are not only acceptable, but fun.

“This is not a toy. This is a how-to manual for anarchy,” said Dr. Eleanor Vance, a family values advocate. “We are reducing the complex, broken judicial system of Gotham—a city that already suffers from a 400% recidivism rate due to mass incarceration and a revolving door asylum—into a click-and-snap game. Children are learning that one man, without a badge, without a trial, is the ultimate authority. What’s next? A Lego siege tower for the Capitol?”

The controversy has been amplified by a viral video of a child knocking over the Joker’s escape van with the Batmobile, shouting “No appeals!” Parent groups are now calling for a recall, arguing the set “normalizes the Batman’s dangerous messianic complex” and “teaches that trauma can be solved with plastic gadgets instead of therapy.”

“You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself sold in a box for $49.99,” Vance added. “We are dismantling the very