#Anyway what is it with the batfam fandom and lying about Bruce's grief? First the memorial being blamed on him and now this

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I have seen, multiple times, people saying that Bruce took away all the evidence of Joker having killed Jason to, either, protect their identities and so himself, or the Joker himself.

Well, I needed something from A Death in the Family for a fanfic I'm writing, and I came across that moment talking about Bruce removing the evidence. And, lo and behold, y'all lied.

Bruce removed the evidence because he was planning to kill the Joker and he did not want the justice system to be involved. He thought it was his responsibility to end the Joker and to bring justice to Jason, his son. This is also the same reason for which he didn't told Dick about Jason's death later (It is told to us that Bruce wants to do this ALONE when he refuses to tell Dick), because he knew the young man would want to get involved and would probably stop him from killing Joker. Also, Bruce admits to Clark that the only proof he has that Joker did it is Sheila's dying words, and he later has to confront the Joker to be sure, so the evidence he got rid of probably did not point toward the Joker enough for him to be arrested. Anyway, Bruce nearly broke his hand by punching Clark when Clark told him Joker had immunity. Like, don't underestimate how much this man loves Jason.

Bruce: The cops continue their search for the cause of this tragedy, evidence I've already removed from the scene. Let them write it off as an accident. There's no reason for them to be involved. This is a personal matter. It's something the Joker and I should have settled between us a long time ago.

Bonus: Bruce telling Clark the Joker killed his son after Clark tells him he learned about Jason's death.

Clark: (the panel before) I read on the Telex about your ward, Jason Todd, being killed in an Ethiopian warehouse fire. Was he Robin?

Bruce: Yes.

Clark: I'm sorry to hear that. He seemed like a really nice kid.

Bruce: He was. Jason was the best. The Joker murdered him.