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== Anime & Manga ==
* The [[Magnificent Bastard]] [[Big Bad]] Gouda almost gets off with this in the second season of ''[[Ghost in the Shell]]''. {{spoiler|Luckily, the Prime Minister has a technicality of her own; a piece of legislation which allows her to [[Screw the Rules, I Make Them|give Section 9 a great deal of "discretion"]] in detaining Gouda on the grounds that he's an important asset to the country.}} Something of a [[Chekhov's Gun]], since the same law was brought up in an earlier episode.
** The reason he nearly gets off? Apparently in [[Ghost in the Shell]]-world simply turning yourself in absolves you of all responsibility for your crimes, even when said crimes involve {{spoiler|conspiracy to nuke civilians and treason.}} [
*** Which would explain why the [[Ghost in the Shell]] world is a bit of a [[Crapsack World]]. In addition, there are multiple storylines involving a [[Treachery Cover-Up]].
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