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* [[Control Freak]] Chiri Kitsu of ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei]]'' does this quite a lot. She has a scene where she angrily objects to thugs beating someone half to death- not because she finds what they are doing wrong, but they need to beat him more so he's actually halfway between life and death.
* Similar to the Real Life example below, at the beginning of the Chunin Exams in ''[[Naruto]]'', the written test has a single-point penalty for being caught cheating. Why? {{spoiler|They were being encouraged to gather information stealthily.}}
== [[Fan Works]] ==
* In ''[[Hermione Granger and the Boy Who Lived]]'', a ''[[Harry Potter]]'' [[Alternate Universe]] fic set in [[The Teraverse]] where there is no magic, so the main characters go to a [[Spy School]] instead of a [[Wizarding School]], a ''lot'' of the coursework is like this -- but no course more so than "Tradecraft", the setting's equivalent to Defense Against the Dark Arts -- where lock-picking, [[Safecracking]], tailing people and other borderline and frankly illegal topics are taught.
* ''[http://fav.me/dd7ow55 Case of the Missing Technology]'', the narrator was able to find [[Spice Girls| Melanie]] or what was left of her. While appalled for what the Liverpool native was subjected to, she was impressed on the efforts the [[Mad Scientist]]. The guy did kidnap and {{spoiler| sliced up her... ALIVE}} but was in the process of {{Spoiler|[[Back from the Dead| being her back to life]]}} from his [[Unwilling Roboticisation|planning]]. Despite this and fears, the narrator, a hacker, had to finished up.
** The narrator also added that painkillers should've been used, instead of tub of ice.
* In a flashback scene in ''[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13433031/1/Shadowchasers-Quality-of-Life Shadowchasers: Quality of Life]'', Nichole's mentor catches her playing ''[[Doom (2016)|Doom Eternal]]'' on a donated console in the rec room at [[Saintly Church| St. Cuthbert's House]], usually not something a religious organization like theirs would approve of:
{{quote|'''Gregory:''' That is not right.
'''Nichole: Who asked you?
'''[[Eccentric Mentor| Gregory:]]''' Nichole, seriously, switch to the shotgun, you want to save the chain gun for the Boss. Using it on the regular mobs will use the ammo too fast. Oh, and speaking of which, check that stack of crates to the right, I think there's a cache there.}}
== [[Film]] ==
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* Pop quiz: You're an old guy who just got out of the hospital for a heart attack. You go to a diner for some grub and get harassed by knife-wielding delinquents. What do you do? Well, if you're [[Secondhand Lions|Hub McCann]], you start teaching them proper knife-handling technique before they cut their own fingers off...
* ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'': In ''[[
▲== [[Literature]] ==
** And in ''[[
▲* ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'': In ''[[Harry Potter/Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets|The Chamber of Secrets]]'', Ron, Fred and George steal their dad's car to rescue Harry. After flying the car back to The Burrow, their mother is livid. Their father, however... "Really? How'd it go?"
▲** And in ''[[Harry Potter/Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix|Order of the Phoenix]]'', a certain professor states to Peeves the Poltergeist, who is attempting to [[Falling Chandelier of Doom|unscrew a chandelier from the ceiling]], how best to make harm for [[Tyrant Takes the Helm|their mutual enemy]]:
{{quote|''' {{spoiler|1=Professor McGonagall}}:''' It unscrews the other way.}}
* ''[[The Redemption of Althalus]]'': after Dweia shows the assembled group examples of what has been happening in Perquaine (noblemen and priests collaborating to do whatever they want, which includes raping peasant women and seizing a well belonging to a peasant village so a nobleman can grow crops and throw the peasants out), someone asks why they're interfering in the rebellion, as it looks to be long overdue, and Dweia responds that the wrong people are leading the rebellion.
* In [[Dorothy L. Sayers]]' ''[[Lord Peter Wimsey|Strong Poison]]'', Bill Rumm is a thoroughly reformed cracksman. But he still can admire a good job and disapproves of dynamiting open safes.
* [[Discworld]]:
** In
{{quote|"What was wrong with a simple cosh? Or even a hammer? I could have provided one if asked."}}
** In ''[[
* When ''[[Phule's Company]]'' started, Sushi was extremely annoyed by Do-Wop, whom he called "petty thief" in his face. Do-Wop didn't notice which word was emphasized until it was pointed out to him directly, along with the minimum prize value Sushi (a former white-collar criminal) considered worth any risk at all.
{{quote|'''Phule:''' If I understand you correctly, Sushi, your objection to Do-Wop is not the fact that he steals, but rather ''the scale'' he operates on.}}
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* In the ''[[Merchant Princes]]'' novel ''The Family Trade'', when Miriam confesses to sleeping with Olga's fiancé Roland, Olga asks if Roland was any good.
▲== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* ''[[Seven Periods With Mr Gormsby]]''. (Note: I'm writing this from memory so it's not the exact words.)
{{quote|'''{{spoiler|Hohepa}}:''' Steve didn't blow up his car. It was me.
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'''{{spoiler|Hohepa}}:''' *nods*
'''Mr Gormsby:''' Typical. ''Never use chemicals you haven't mixed yourself!'' It makes it much harder to estimate possible collateral damage. }}
* One episode of [[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|the 2004 ''Battlestar Galactica'' reboot]] has Chief Tyrol find some of his deck crew [[Military Moonshiner|illegally distilling their own alcoholic drinks on the flight deck]]. He proceeds to explain that their setup is exactly wrong and likely to make somebody blind, and gives them a thorough chewing out... And then tells them to come back later
* Colonel Potter does almost the exact same thing in his first appearance on ''[[M*A*S*H (television)|M*A*S*H]]'', explaining that he received his WWII Purple Heart in Guam when a still blew up in his tent.
* ''[[Hannah Montana]]''. "If I still liked a guy, I would have done the same thing." "Really?" "Well, I would have done it a little better."
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* Happens between Fran Fine and the Sheffield children quite a few times on ''[[The Nanny]]''. For instance, in "The Butler, the Husband, the Wife and Her Mother", when Fran's [[Ted Baxter|sister-in-law]] dismissively realizes that Fran is a nanny, not Maxwell Sheffield's wife, Maggie says "Who asked you, you big green cow?!". Fran, however, calmly says "Maggie, it's turquoise...".
* On ''[[Babylon 5]]'', Ivanova threatens to throw a reporter out an airlock. The reporter isn't happy and complains to Sheridan. Sheridan rips into Ivanova - for not specifying that the reporter would be "''stripped naked'' and thrown out an airlock." After all, they shouldn't waste perfectly good clothing. [[Hilarity Ensues]].
* In the ''[[That '70s Show]]'' episode, "Reefer Madness", Midge and Bob are upset to learn about marijuana being in the neighborhood. Not because the group of boys were caught, it was because they had to across town for their fix.
* In ''[[Roseanne]]'' episode, "My Name is Bev", Bev is arrested for speeding and drunk driving after an accident. Roseanne scolds for destroying the car they promised TJ. Later, Roseanne reflects that Bev is an alcoholic and boring, while explaining the guy who lost his legs in two separate rail track accidents would've got the hint after the first time.
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'''Paisley:''' Yeah?
'''Shatner:''' How'd you do that? }}
== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
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* ''[[FoxTrot]]'' had an early strip where Andy is attempting to scold Peter for going 90 mph in their car, while Roger is more interested in how it handled, and whether Peter thought it could've broken 100.
* In an early April 2011 ''[[Beetle Bailey]]'' [[Sunday Strip]], Sgt. Snorkel caught Beetle drawing insulting pictures of him on building exteriors throughout Camp Swampy. So Sarge hired an art teacher for Beetle.
** In another strip, Sarge gives Beetle a tongue lashing, and Beetle tells him one of the cuss words he's using is ''way'' out of date.
* In the German comic ''Ingo Pien'' about [[Everything's Better with Penguins|humanized penguins]]. A neonazi sieg-heils in court. The judge reprimands him: "If you ever do the 'sieg-heil' again... do it smartly!"
* In ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'' after Time of Troubles people soon began to [https://web.archive.org/web/20161101215335/http://archive.wizards.com/dnd/article.asp?x=fr
▲== Tabletop Games ==
▲* In ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'' after Time of Troubles people soon began to [http://archive.wizards.com/dnd/article.asp?x=fr/fx20010403m compare] followers of [[It's All About Me|Cyric]] with those of [[Evil Overlord|Bane]]... and note that there's a right way and a wrong way of running your [[Religion of Evil]].
{{quote|Gossip (which travels swiftly to Cyricist ears) includes reminiscences about the "good old dark days" when the Banites up at The Dark Lord’s Hand, as the temple was then known, "really knew how to be proper tyrants... not clumsy brutes, like this lot. Silken menace, and not shouting and the clumsy bludgeon." }}
== [[Video Games]] ==
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{{quote|'''Dr. Tenenbaum (audio diary):''' 'Well,' I said, 'if you're going to do such things, at least you should do them properly.'}}
* Happens regularly in ''[[EVE Online]]'': Player thieves, spies and saboteurs are frequently chastised for either using [[Paper-Thin Disguise|Paper Thin Disguises]] or blowing their covers too early.
== [[Web Comics]] ==
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* ''[[Cyanide & Happiness]]'' has a [http://www.explosm.net/comics/73/ typically sadistic angle.] There are [http://explosm.net/comics/4374/ more], of course.
* ''[[Evil Inc.]]'' had a few such moments, the best example was when Evil Atom [http://evil-inc.com/comic/evil-atom-at-home-5/ told a mugger] he wields the bludgeon all wrong.
== [[Web Original]] ==
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* In Entry #46 of ''[[Marble Hornets]]'', {{spoiler|Alex}}'s reaction to {{spoiler|Jay breaking into his house}} is less 'I'm mad at you for this' so much as it's {{spoiler|'you suck at breaking and entering'}}.
{{quote|{{spoiler|'''Alex''': You broke into my house! I was taking out the trash! What were you possibly hoping to find in that amount of time?}}}}
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* One of the pilot shorts for ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'', "Crime 101", had the girls trying to teach [[Harmless Villain|the Amoeba Boys]] how to commit a crime.
** Of course, the girls end up getting arrested for it.
* In ''[[King of the Hill]]'', Hank Hill catches Bobby smoking and decides to punish the boy by forcing him to
** In another episode, Hank also scolds Bobby for lying but being bad at the practice, not the lie itself.
* In an [[Elseworld|Anthology of Interest]] episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', Leela murders Hermes, and is trying to dispose of the corpse using the food disposal. Bender enters, leading to the following line:▼
{{Quote| '''Hank''': That was an awful lie, son. Terrible."}}
▲* In an [[Elseworld|Anthology of Interest]] episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', Leela murders Hermes
{{quote|'''Bender:''' Hermes' dreadlocks? And his ''arm''?! Leela. I'm shocked! ''Food'' goes in the disposal, ''hair and flesh'' go in the trash!}}
* In ''[[The Simpsons]]'', Bart gives Homer an altered report card containing straight A-pluses. Homer quickly
** Before that on the bus ride home, Lisa lamented that he should have forged ''plausible'' grades.
** In The third Halloween special segment, "Dial "Z" For Zombies", Lisa and Bart
** In "Grade School Confidential", Mrs. Krabappel and Principal Skinner kiss each other in a random playhouse. When Bart catches them, they tried to cover up the relationship by saying Bart was just imagining it. Of course, Bart doesn't fall for it as he explains their lying wasn't good enough to deceive anyone, especially those who are pretty much specialized in being a delinquent.
* In ''[[Celebrity Deathmatch]]'' episode, '''Celebrity Deathmatch's Salute to Hollywood''', Kathy Bates scolds Sharon Stone for recreating a [[Misery| where Bates's character breaks the legs of her captive]], with the latter using a sledge hammer. Not for trying to kill her, Bates tells Stone that she was "you're holding it all wrong".▼
** Around the end of "Bart VS Australia", Marge was glad Bart was okay. Still, she tells him off his method of displaying his American Patriotism rather than mooning the Australian Parliament.
** "The Ned-liest Catch", Edna gets in trouble for slapping Bart in front of the school. While Homer tried to praised Edna for the deed, Marge explains to her what she did was wrong. Marge suggested leaving the crust of the sandwiches to get the message, while Chalmers explained there's zero-tolerance for slapping a child ''in front of witnesses''.
**"Lisa's Date with Density", Lisa gets detention and has to do [[Writing Lines|line punishment]], like Bart in every intro. Nelson comes over to see Lisa and tells her to use the 'D' as it has five places for chalk. It was to get it done faster. At first, Lisa rejects the idea but gives it a try to cheat her punishment. Lisa was impressed that it worked.
**"The Cartridge Family", at a soccer game, a riot starts up, with Barney is soaked in beer causing him to run through a roll of fellow rioters. Cue Willie complaining and telling his friends on how a riot is done.
{{Quote| '''Willie''': C'om boys! Let's take them to school.}}
▲* In ''[[Celebrity Deathmatch]]'' episode, '''Celebrity Deathmatch's Salute to Hollywood''', Kathy Bates scolds Sharon Stone for recreating
* In one episode of ''[[Beavis and Butt-Head]]'', Beavis scolds Butthead for calling him a butt-knocker. When Butthead tells him to turn on the lights or he'll kick his ass without calling him butt-knocker, Beavis responds with "that's better".
* In ''[[South Park]]'', Officer Barbrady tells Cartman if he was going to perform police brutality, he has to go with the [[Tap on the Head]] as it's faster than [[Kneecapping]].
** Kyle couldn't believe what he heard from his cousin, also named Kyle when he was asked if he had resort to haggling with the normally anti-Semitic Cartman to keep him from bullying.
** In T.M.I., After males were forced to measure their groins, the school held a meeting to address the issue with parents. When nearly everyone was furious, Randy inquired whether they measured from the base or from the balls.
* In ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy]]'' , after Eddy crashes Rolf's tractor:
{{quote|'''Eddy''': Cool crash, huh Ed?
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'''Eddy''': Oh, excuse me! I'm such a hack}}.
* In ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'', Harold gets scolded for stealing something that wasn't kosher.
* On an episode of ''[[Family Guy]]'', Peter asks Lois how to commit
* ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]'' episode, "Partying Is Such Sweet Soiree", Madame Foster finds out a wild party at the home. The
* In ''[[Daria]]'' episode, "Fire", Jake accidentally set a small fire, that only damages the kitchen.
{{Quote|''' Helen''': Jake, leaving paper towels by an open flame? What's wrong with you?!
'''Daria''': Mom's right. Kerosene would have been much more effective.}}
* ''Bojack Horseman'' episode, "Escape from L.A.", BoJack was chaperoning a group of high school kids to their prom when one of them had her flask of vodka red bull mix. BoJack opts to get the kids some bourbon and tells them to water it down to avoid a hangover. BoJack was more upset about how they were drinking alcohol wrong rather than then they were underage.
* In ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'', the ''[[Batman Beyond]]'' version of Bruce Wayne gets upset when the younger version of himself tries to [[Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique| beat information out of a criminal.]] "I can't believe I was ever this green," says the elder version of Bruce. Then he takes his cane and moves towards the crook, threateningly. "''This'' is how you interrogate a perp."
* In the ''[[Teen Titans]]'' episode "The Quest", Beast Boy and Starfire break into Robin's room, dress up in his spare costumes, and start playing games pretending to be him (they got bored) until Cyborg notices and scolds them for doing something so silly... without asking him to play it with them!
* In an episode of ''[[Inside Job]]'', the cast are undercover in a town where it is perpetually [[The Eighties]] (chemtrail experiment gone wrong, these things happen) with Dolphman posing as a teacher. When a rude student talks back to him he loses his temper and is about to assault him; the principal walks in and admonishes him for doing that, then lets Dolphman borrow his belt so he can ''properly'' discipline the student.
== [[Real Life]] ==
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* When the documentary "Major Fraud", about how Major Charles Ingram and his wife cheated their way to a million on the British edition of ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]'', was uploaded to [[YouTube]], several of the comments were about how obvious their cheating was, and gave examples of less-detectable ways to do it.
* When Yankee's pitcher, [https://www.mlb.com/news/yankees-michael-pineda-gets-10-game-suspension-for-using-pine-tar/c-73202466 Michael Pineda], got in trouble for using pine tar during a game against Boston, two of the players from the ''Red Sox'', called him out for not doing a good job about hiding it. By the way, Rule 8.02 in baseball covers foreign substances.
* Similar to the ''[[Naruto]]'' example, many students in schools, especially those in authoritarian regimes, would only get in trouble for cheating ''if they get caught''. Since espionage was a common field, those who were able to gather Intel without getting caught were allowed to keep them. This means, if you was a student who cheated your way in school life without getting caught, you got to keep those credits, as it pays to know many teachers in those kinds of schools have likely used a similar method.
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