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== General ==
* Pretty much any series where the heroes cavalierly inflict [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]] on [[Muggles]] who learn of [[The Masquerade]] has this in spades, especially considering that there is usually an episode in which one of the heroes accidentally has his memory wiped and the episode's plot is the other characters scrambling to restore the memories. [[Elephant in the Living Room|Do not expect this disconnect to ''ever'' be brought up.]]
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** They sort of try and explain it with the Elf King's claim that his people have suffered from Smaug as well, but even if this were true, it is not as if the Dwarves invited Smaug there or are in any way responsible for anything that he did to them.
** If Smaug took treasure from the elves then the elves are justified in asking for their property to be returned, as with the men of Dale. Of course, the key words are "ask" and "their property", as opposed to "demand at spearpoint" and "a plurality of the entire pile".
** Also the "without provocation" part is debatable, and the Elf King's actions make far more sense when you read the novel and not the abridged cartoon. See it from the Elf King's point of view. If dwarves were trespassing on your property after riling up the spiders (after ignoring Gandalf ''and'' Beorn's warning, which Thorin actually mentions before that happens) and refused to even explain why they were there, you'd probably be suspicious yourself. Not to mention, the dwarves were injured and poisoned, and in a state where being taken prisoner was the better option. In fact, Bilbo himself states that he is not only a prisoner in all but name, but a ''lot'' worse off than they are, being "like a burglar that can't get away, but must go on miserably burgling the same house day after day." Also notably, Bilbo holds no animosity towards the guards, going so far as to return the keys to the
* Early episodes of ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'' often had the heroes commit outright criminal acts which were "justified" because the victims were villains. Or ''suspected'' of being such. "Operation: P.O.I.N.T." is a notable example, where the heroes attack and destroy the teenagers' roller skating rink under false assumptions; "Operation: L.I.C.E." starts with Numbuh Five stealing nacho chips from the Delightful Children - even Numbuh Four tells her she could have just gone to the deli down the street.
** Some later episodes show this too. "Operation: A.F.L.O.A.T." starts with them crashing the villains' barbecue (and ironically, Stickybeard is the one who rescues them later, asking them ''nicely'' not to tell the other villains about it lest they not invite him to the next one), while Numbuh Four gets called out by them for the [[Beastly Bloodsports|Bully Fights]] in "Operation: M.A.T.A.D.O.R.", while actually ''punished'' for extorting four bad guys in "Operation: M.I.S.S.I.O.N."
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