Re: Motto
It's like they want to write the Punisher or Rorschach or someone, but no one would actually pay attention to those guys, so they give it to Batman. If you really need an established, somewhat respectable, hard-nosed character who'd be more likely to tell people off than lend a helping hand, there are already a few characters that fit the bill. The Question. Hawkman. Sure, Hawkman was sort of "off limits" for a bit, but you could still do better than Yet Another Antagonistic Batman Scene.