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* The Public News Anchor in ''[[Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy]]'' who never got punished for pushing Veronica into the bear pit.

* One of the finest examples is probably Mr. Potter from ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]'', despite going against the [[Media Watchdogs]]' [[Hays Code|production code at the time]] (which stated that a villain ''must'' get his comeuppance, to make it clear that he should not be seen as a good role model for young, impressionable viewers). Is it any wonder that the ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' sketch purporting to show the "lost ending" to the film, with George Bailey (Dana Carvey) and the townspeople bashing down Potter's door with [[Torches and Pitchforks]] and attacking him for screwing George over and [[Obfuscating Disability|faking his own paralysis]], is considered one of the show's [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Crowning Moments of Funny]] - not to mention a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] for a true [[Asshole Victim]]?

** Originally, Potter was to [[Karmic Death|die of a heart attack]], but director [[Frank Capra]] felt Clarence's commentary while watching this event made his character seem too macabre.

** Arguably, the whole point of the movie is the importance of friends etc., and Potter never had any friends to begin with, so really he was suffering negative karma ''the whole time''.

* ''[[Maid in Manhattan]]'' has an example that turns her into a [[Designated Hero]]. Steph is pretty much responsible for the whole mess Marissa ends up in. When they are cleaning Caroline's room, she is the one who takes out her clothes and pretty much won't leave Caroline alone until she tries them on. Then when Chris Marshall comes to the room, it's Steph who calls Marissa "Caroline" and starts off the whole mistaken identity plot. Then when Marissa is already in over her head with the whole situation, Steph submits a management application for her '''without''' telling her. When [[Can't Get Away with Nuthin'|Marissa is eventually caught for impersonating Caroline]] she is fired from the hotel and is forced to endure hordes of paparazzi for months. Steph meanwhile is never called out on anything and doesn't accept responsibility for what she has done. Does she resign in atonement? Nope, and the end implies she gets promoted in Marissa's new hotel.

* The family comedy ''[[Paulie]]'' has the titular parrot getting abducted by a criminal named Benny and forced to commit crimes for him. When one robbery goes wrong, Paulie is caught while Benny abandons him and gets away clean.

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