And yet he called the rape of Sally merely a moral lapse on the part of the Commedian. He obsessed over Veidt's sexuality, deeming it worthy of investigation because he thought homosexuals should be punished. His only comment to the knowledge his mother had been killed was "Good" because she was a whore. He was not a moral character except for in his head. There are no heroes in Watchmen. Rorschach is the very epitome of the sort of wild vigilante that raises the question, "Who watches the watchmen?"
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