"Handgun. Zip ties. Punisher logo," said one person on Twitter. One person speculated the zip ties were meant to "tie up hostages." Another man had the patch sewn onto his backpack.

The skull appears to resemble the logo of the Punisher, a vigilante crime fighting character from Marvel Comics that has been adopted as a pro-police symbol in recent years.

You see the logo as a sticker on the back of big trucks and SUVs, or worse, as a white nationalist tattoo. The Punisher character debuted in a Marvel comic in 1974.

Last year, a Toronto police officer got in trouble for wearing a patch with a Punisher logo on it. But the Punisher logo actually appears on a variety of these Challenge Coins.

Toronto police officer wearing ‘Punisher’ skull patch on uniform faces disciplinary action By Nick Westoll Global News Posted September 8, 2020 7:38 pm Updated September 8, 2020 7:40 pm ...

As Powell holds Matt against a wall, The Punisher’s logo is visible, tattooed on his left wrist. Interestingly, though, The Punisher's logo is notably different.