In a country that loves its anti-heroes as much as it loves a pub yarn, we’re faced with an important question: should Arthur Fleck, the Joker, be freed in Joker: Folie à Deux? At first glance, this seems like a Gotham City problem, but it’s the same debate we’ve had in our own Australian backyard – how we view criminals, mental illness, and the curious way we elevate outlaws from villains to icons.