WSJ:

A cry for help goes out from a city beleaguered by violence and fear: A beam of light flashed into the night sky, the dark symbol of a bat projected onto the surface of the racing clouds . . .

Oh, wait a minute. That's not a bat, actually. In fact, when you trace the outline with your finger, it looks kind of like . . . a "W."

I'm not going to get into an argument about moral equivalence.  If a person were as rich as Bruce Wayne, he would probably find other ways to salve his pain.  The only thing Bruce and W have in common is the wealth, though to different degrees.

One fact remains, however.

Batman is a fantasy.  A revenge fantasy for every little comic book geek who picked him up at the age of 8.  Even in his best light, it is relatively easy to regard him as a criminal.

Governing by revenge fantasy (or in a criminal manner!) is a horrible way to govern. 

A quote (It's Superman talking, just to confirm the fantasy!) from The Dark Knight Returns:

You were the one they used against us, Bruce.  The one who played it rough.

When the noise started from the parent's groups and the subcommittee called us in for questioning...you were the one who laughed...that scary laugh of yours.

"Sure we're criminals," you said.  "We've always been criminals.  We have to be criminals."

So...take the parallel as far as you like, WSJ.

It will all come to the same conclusion, frankly.  Batman=Criminal, just as W=Criminal.

The only difference is that there isn't an international criminal court for Bruce Wayne.

In this reality, though, there is The Hague.