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human
[DC] Why does Batman scare the police?

It makes sense for Batman to strike fear into the hearts of criminals, but why would this need to cause fear extend to law enforcement when he is trying to help them catch criminals?
gpt
The police in Gotham, at least when Batman first started, were insanely corrupt. Think Capone era Chicago corrupt. They were basically an extension of the mob. So when Batman began his crusade, there was really no distinction between police and criminal, with the exception of Jim Gordon and a few cops loyal to him.

Once Gordon became Commissioner he was able to root out the corruption and restore integrity to the GCPD. At that point, Batman became more of an ally to the police though some still don’t like him for a variety of reasons ranging from dislike of vigilantism to him being the guy who got their buddies fired and thrown in jail (thin blue line type of stuff).