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* ''[[Wanted: Dead or Alive]]'': In "Miracle at Pot Hole", Randall brings a suspected murderer to Pot Hole, but fears the man won't receive a fair trial when he finds the townspeople in the grip of a power-mad bully who serves as the hanging judge over a [[Kangaroo Court]]. |
* ''[[Wanted: Dead or Alive]]'': In "Miracle at Pot Hole", Randall brings a suspected murderer to Pot Hole, but fears the man won't receive a fair trial when he finds the townspeople in the grip of a power-mad bully who serves as the hanging judge over a [[Kangaroo Court]]. |
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* ''[[Justified (TV series)|Justified]]'' has Judge Reardon, (played by [[Stephen Root]].) The show somewhat both [[Reconstruction|reconstructs]] and [[Deconstruction|deconstructs]] the trope with him. He privately explains to Raylan that the reason he sends down such harsh sentences is because of a case early in his career where he gave a dangerous man a light sentence out of sympathy for the man's obvious abuse as a child. Said man proceeded to kill a six-year-old, an act that has haunted Reardon ever since. At the end of the episode it's revealed that the would-be assassin trying to kill him {{spoiler|is aiming to either kill Reardon or try to get killed ''by'' Reardon so his family can get the insurance money. Reardon's harsh sentence, ostensibly to 'straighten out' the man, only ruined his family's lives.}} |
* ''[[Justified (TV series)|Justified]]'' has Judge Reardon, (played by [[Stephen Root]].) The show somewhat both [[Reconstruction|reconstructs]] and [[Deconstruction|deconstructs]] the trope with him. He privately explains to Raylan that the reason he sends down such harsh sentences is because of a case early in his career where he gave a dangerous man a light sentence out of sympathy for the man's obvious abuse as a child. Said man proceeded to kill a six-year-old, an act that has haunted Reardon ever since. At the end of the episode it's revealed that the would-be assassin trying to kill him {{spoiler|is aiming to either kill Reardon or try to get killed ''by'' Reardon so his family can get the insurance money. Reardon's harsh sentence, ostensibly to 'straighten out' the man, only ruined his family's lives.}} |
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* The Pagan Deity Osiris is this in ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]''. Yes, that would be the Egyptian judge of the Dead, but he does not judge the souls of the dead, what he does (in modern times at least) is judge living people who have caused death, acting as judge, jury, and executioner. Unfortunately, while that does mean he prosecutes quite a few murderers, he finds his targets by their guilt, which he can detect through his divine abilities. This unfortunately means that many of his victims are the ones that show the most remorse. |
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** Anubis, on the other hand, subverts this, as he is known for his impeccable fairness while judging souls. So much, that after God left Heaven, Anubis was given the job of deciding who gets to go there. Although, Anubis insists that he personally does not decide, that the true judging is done by the enchanted abacus he carries, which weighs a soul's sins against their virtues. |
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