The Guard
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Keeping bane alive would be a big mistake. He's a force to be reckoned with. You cant just lock up a guy like that and assume he's going to stay put forever. You can say the same for the Joker, but he's in Arkham and they can keep him down with drugs. Bane is a different story.
That's kind of the point. That's always been the point to be made about Batman's specific methods and modern morality. There are some incongruities to his actions. He believes not only that killing is wrong, and that he shouldn't be an executioner, but also that it is possible for those he opposes to get help, to redeem themselves, etc. And above all, he believes in justice, and ultimately, in the rule of law, even though he breaks it constantly. In taking this approach, he lets forces of potential evil survive, which threatens those he swore to protect, as well as those he loves. Its a powerful concept, and one that's not quite so black and white.