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Good karma can’t save Batman

Of course we know that life isn't fair, but sometimes its utter cruelty is tough to fathom.

Lenny Robinson was a guy from Maryland who made a few bucks when he sold his cleaning business years ago, so he decided to do something good with some of the money.

He spent $5,000 on a custom-made Batman outfit and had a Lamborghini transformed into the Batmobile, and he visited sick kids in hospitals.

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Photo: Lenny Robinson Facebook page
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Photo: Lenny Robinson Facebook page
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Photo: Lenny Robinson Facebook page
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Photo: Lenny Robinson Facebook page
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Photo: Lenny Robinson
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Photo: Lenny B. Robinson
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Photo: Lenny B. Robinson

That kind of karma should count for something.

He was killed last night when the Batmobile developed engine trouble on a Maryland highway. When he was looking under the hood, someone plowed into the back of it, and the Batmobile killed Robinson.

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