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{{Quote|The greatest tragedy of all was that this [[Joseph Stalin|butcher of innocents]] would never be called to account for his crimes.|A classic ~~Karma Houdini~~}}A "'''~~Karma Houdini~~'''" is someone who isn't adequately punished for their villainous actions, and escapes justice by "pulling a Houdini" (disappearing) from karma. ~~Many~~ [[:Category:Scapegoat|~~scapegoats~~]] have eventually become karma houdinis, due to how much they suffer which eventually covers up their actions in the future, Some karma houdinis had [[:Category:Redeemed|redeemed themsevles]] ([[Prince Johnson]], [[Lori Drew]] and [[Emperor Hirohito]] are some Examples of a Redeemed Karma Houdini)

{{Quote|The greatest tragedy of all was that this [[Joseph Stalin|butcher of innocents]] would never be called to account for his crimes.|A classic karma houdini}}

A "'''karma houdini'''" is someone who isn't adequately punished for their villainous actions, and escapes justice by "pulling a Houdini" (disappearing) from karma. This villain is the opposite of a [[:Category:Scapegoat|scapegoat]].

A ~~Karma Houdini~~, in this context, can have one of the following scenarios to qualify:

A karma houdini, in this context, can have one of the following scenarios to qualify:

*The person simply died; in a ruler's case, while still in power. Examples include [[Joseph Stalin]], [[Mao Zedong]], [[Kim Il-sung]], [[Kim Jong-il]], [[Francisco Franco]], [[Leopold II of Belgium]], [[Emperor Hirohito]], [[Vladimir Lenin]], [[François Duvalier]] ~~and~~ [[Josip Broz Tito]].

*The person simply died; in a ruler's case, while still in power. Examples include [[Joseph Stalin]], [[Mao Zedong]], [[Kim Il-sung]], [[Kim Jong-il]], [[Francisco Franco]], [[Leopold II of Belgium]], [[Emperor Hirohito]], [[Vladimir Lenin]], [[Hồ Chí Minh]], [[François Duvalier]], [[Ruhollah Khomeini]], [[Josip Broz Tito]], [[Augustin Bizimana]] and [[Bloody Mary Tudor]].

*The person was deposed or put in a vulnerable position, but he/she escaped prosecution. Examples include [[Idi Amin]], [[Josef Mengele]], [[Fidel Castro]], [[Augusto Pinochet]], [[Mobutu Sese Seko]], [[Robert Mugabe]], [[Richard Nixon]], [[Suharto]], [[Alfredo Stroessner]], [[Pol Pot]], [[~~Augustin Bizimana~~]], [[Fulgencio Batista~~]] and [[Dawood Ibrahim~~]].

*The person was deposed or put in a vulnerable position, but he/she escaped prosecution. Examples include [[Idi Amin]], [[Josef Mengele]], [[Fidel Castro]], [[Augusto Pinochet]], [[Mobutu Sese Seko]], [[Robert Mugabe]], [[Richard Nixon]], [[Suharto]], [[Alfredo Stroessner]], [[Pol Pot]], [[Wilhelm II]] and [[Fulgencio Batista]].

*The person never got caught and simply vanished. Examples include [[Jack the Ripper]], [[Pedro López~~]], [[Glen Stewart Godwin~~]], [[Víctor Manuel Gerena]], [[Bradford Bishop]], the [[Zodiac Killer]], [[Robert William Fisher]], [[Alexis Flores]], [[D. B. Cooper]], [[Protais Mpiranya]], [[Delphine LaLaurie]], [[Masanobu Tsuji]], [[Mr Cruel]] and [[~~Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah~~]].

*The person never got caught and simply vanished and presumably died of natural causes. Examples include [[Jack the Ripper]], [[Pedro López]], [[Víctor Manuel Gerena]], [[Bradford Bishop]], the [[Zodiac Killer]], [[El Psicópata]], [[Blue Tuxedo Man]], [[Robert William Fisher]], [[Alexis Flores]], [[D. B. Cooper]], [[Protais Mpiranya]], [[Delphine LaLaurie]], [[Masanobu Tsuji]], [[Mr Cruel]], [[The Monster With 21 Faces]], [[Murder of JonBenét Ramsey|the person who killed JonBenét Ramsey]] and the [[Axeman of New Orleans]].

*The person is still alive today, and is either in an invulnerable position or on the run. Examples include ~~[[Ayman al-Zawahiri]],~~ [[Joseph Kony]], [[Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes]], [[Mengistu Haile Mariam]], [[Henry Kissinger]], [[David Duke~~]], [[Issei Sagawa]], [[Brock Turner~~]], [[Dawood Ibrahim]], [[Yahya Jammeh]], [[Yakubu Gowon]], [[Desi Bouterse]], [[Ismael Zambada García]] and [[~~Tom Metzger~~]].

*The person is still alive today, and is either in an invulnerable position or on the run. Examples include [[Joseph Kony]], [[Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes]], [[Mengistu Haile Mariam]], [[Henry Kissinger]], [[David Duke]], [[Dawood Ibrahim]], [[Yahya Jammeh]], [[Yakubu Gowon]], [[Desi Bouterse]], [[Ismael Zambada García]] and [[Jair Bolsonaro]].

* ~~The~~ person ~~committed suicide before he/she could be punished for his/her crimes~~. Examples include [[~~Adolf Hitler~~]], [[~~Joseph Goebbels~~]], [[~~Mohammed Atta~~]], [[~~Eric Harris~~]], [[~~Dylan Klebold~~]], [[~~Randy Stair~~]], [[~~Leonard Lake~~]], [[~~Andrew Cunanan~~]], [[~~Adam Lanza~~]], [[~~Seung-Hui Cho~~]], [[~~Jim Jones~~]], [[~~Chris Benoit~~]], [[~~Kevin Loibl~~]], [[~~Stephen Paddock~~]], [[~~Alan García~~]], [[~~George Hennard~~]], [[~~József Barsi~~]] and [[~~Abu Bakr al-Baghadi~~]].

** In a similar case, the person is not only alive but still in power. Examples include [[Vladimir Putin]], [[Kim Jong-un]], [[Xi Jinping]], [[Narendra Modi]], [[Bashar al-Assad]], [[Abdel Fattah el-Sisi]], [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]], [[Alexander Lukashenko]] and [[Bongbong Marcos]].

* ~~Protected~~ by ~~juvenile laws such as [[Junko Furuta's Murderers]]~~, [[~~Robert Thompson and Jon Venables~~]], [[~~Daniel Petry~~]], and [[~~Laurie Tackett~~]].

* The person is protected by juvenile laws. Examples include [[Junko Furuta's Murderers]], [[Robert Thompson and Jon Venables]], [[Daniel Petry]], [[Matias Oyarzo]] (despite being terminated in late September 2020), [[Bailey O'Neill's Murderers]] (despite being minorly punished) and [[Laurie Tackett]].

*The ~~leader of~~ the ~~Organization died before they were punished~~. Examples include [[~~Fred Phelps~~]]

* The person is generally not considered a villain and thus many don't see the need to punish them. Examples include [[Charlemagne]], [[James VI and I]], [[Christopher Columbus]], [[Andrew Jackson]], [[William Tecumseh Sherman]], [[Grover Cleveland]], [[Woodrow Wilson]], [[J. Edgar Hoover]] and [[Menachem Begin]].

*The Villain died before they got sentenced, [[~~Machelle Hackney Hobson~~]] ~~is a example.~~

* The person cannot be convicted or punished by law due to insufficient evidence, or lack thereof. Examples include [[O.J. Simpson]], [[Casey Anthony]]<nowiki/> and [[Lori Drew]].

*Old age, [[~~Imelda Marcos~~]] ~~is a example.~~

* The person was caught for their actions, but received a minor or even no punishment (also known as a "slap on the wrist"). Examples include [[Issei Sagawa]], [[Brock Turner]], [[David Becker]], [[Jacob Walter Anderson]], and [[John Bowen-Colthurst]].

*Lack of evidence, [[~~Lori Drew~~]] and [[~~Casey Anthony~~]] ~~are some examples~~

For organizations, ~~you~~ must have the following requirements:

For organizations, they must have the following requirements:

* Organizations that are still active and in an invulnerable position. Examples include [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals]], [[Westboro Baptist Church]], [[Communist Party of China]], [[Antifa]], [[Fidesz]]~~, [[Vox]], [[Floyd Rioters]] or~~ [[The Islamic State]].

* Organizations that are still active and in an invulnerable position. Examples include [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals]], [[Westboro Baptist Church]], [[Communist Party of China]], [[Antifa]], [[Fidesz]] and [[The Islamic State]].

* Organizations that dissolved, but that most or all of its members did not suffer any punishment, or merged with another organization. Examples include [[Việt Cộng]], [[Fatherland and Liberty Nationalist Front]], [[KGB]], [[26th of July Movement]] or [[Aitarak]].

* Organizations that dissolved, but that most or all of its members did not suffer any punishment, or merged with another organization. Examples include [[Việt Cộng]], [[Fatherland and Liberty Nationalist Front]], [[KGB]], [[26th of July Movement]], [[Aitarak]] and [[Project MK-Ultra]].

In the case of events, you need the following requirement:

* Events in which the vast majority or all of the perpetrators were not tried. Examples include [[Armenian Genocide]], [[Expulsion of the Chagossians]] or [[The Holodomor]].

* Events in which the vast majority or all of the perpetrators were not tried. Examples include [[Armenian Genocide]], [[Expulsion of the Chagossians]] and [[The Holodomor]].

NOTE: People who [[:Category:Deaths in prison|died in prison]], [[:Category:Execution|were executed for their crimes]], [[Exile|got exiled to another place]],[[:Category:Imprisoned|currently in jail]] or ~~Released~~ from prison cannot count as karma houdinis.

NOTE: People who [[:Category:Deaths in prison|died in prison]], [[:Category:Execution|were executed for their crimes]], [[Exile|got exiled to another place]], [[:Category:Redeemed|redeemed themselves]], [[:Category:Suicidal|took their own lives]], [[:Category:Imprisoned|are currently in jail]] or were released from prison cannot count as karma houdinis.

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[[Category:Successful]]

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-{{Quote|The greatest tragedy of all was that this [[Joseph Stalin|butcher of innocents]] would never be called to account for his crimes.|A classic Karma Houdini}}A "'''Karma Houdini'''" is someone who isn't adequately punished for their villainous actions, and escapes justice by "pulling a Houdini" (disappearing) from karma. Many [[:Category:Scapegoat|scapegoats]] have eventually become karma houdinis, due to how much they suffer which eventually covers up their actions in the future, Some karma houdinis had [[:Category:Redeemed|redeemed themsevles]] ([[Prince Johnson]], [[Lori Drew]] and [[Emperor Hirohito]] are some Examples of a Redeemed Karma Houdini)
+{{Quote|The greatest tragedy of all was that this [[Joseph Stalin|butcher of innocents]] would never be called to account for his crimes.|A classic karma houdini}}
+A "'''karma houdini'''" is someone who isn't adequately punished for their villainous actions, and escapes justice by "pulling a Houdini" (disappearing) from karma. This villain is the opposite of a [[:Category:Scapegoat|scapegoat]].
-A Karma Houdini, in this context, can have one of the following scenarios to qualify:
+A karma houdini, in this context, can have one of the following scenarios to qualify:
-*The person simply died; in a ruler's case, while still in power. Examples include [[Joseph Stalin]], [[Mao Zedong]], [[Kim Il-sung]], [[Kim Jong-il]], [[Francisco Franco]], [[Leopold II of Belgium]], [[Emperor Hirohito]], [[Vladimir Lenin]], [[François Duvalier]] and [[Josip Broz Tito]].
+*The person simply died; in a ruler's case, while still in power. Examples include [[Joseph Stalin]], [[Mao Zedong]], [[Kim Il-sung]], [[Kim Jong-il]], [[Francisco Franco]], [[Leopold II of Belgium]], [[Emperor Hirohito]], [[Vladimir Lenin]], [[Hồ Chí Minh]], [[François Duvalier]], [[Ruhollah Khomeini]], [[Josip Broz Tito]], [[Augustin Bizimana]] and [[Bloody Mary Tudor]].
-*The person was deposed or put in a vulnerable position, but he/she escaped prosecution. Examples include [[Idi Amin]], [[Josef Mengele]], [[Fidel Castro]], [[Augusto Pinochet]], [[Mobutu Sese Seko]], [[Robert Mugabe]], [[Richard Nixon]], [[Suharto]], [[Alfredo Stroessner]], [[Pol Pot]], [[Augustin Bizimana]], [[Fulgencio Batista]] and [[Dawood Ibrahim]].
+*The person was deposed or put in a vulnerable position, but he/she escaped prosecution. Examples include [[Idi Amin]], [[Josef Mengele]], [[Fidel Castro]], [[Augusto Pinochet]], [[Mobutu Sese Seko]], [[Robert Mugabe]], [[Richard Nixon]], [[Suharto]], [[Alfredo Stroessner]], [[Pol Pot]], [[Wilhelm II]] and [[Fulgencio Batista]].
-*The person never got caught and simply vanished. Examples include [[Jack the Ripper]], [[Pedro López]], [[Glen Stewart Godwin]], [[Víctor Manuel Gerena]], [[Bradford Bishop]], the [[Zodiac Killer]], [[Robert William Fisher]], [[Alexis Flores]], [[D. B. Cooper]], [[Protais Mpiranya]], [[Delphine LaLaurie]], [[Masanobu Tsuji]], [[Mr Cruel]] and [[Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah]].
+*The person never got caught and simply vanished and presumably died of natural causes. Examples include [[Jack the Ripper]], [[Pedro López]], [[Víctor Manuel Gerena]], [[Bradford Bishop]], the [[Zodiac Killer]], [[El Psicópata]], [[Blue Tuxedo Man]], [[Robert William Fisher]], [[Alexis Flores]], [[D. B. Cooper]], [[Protais Mpiranya]], [[Delphine LaLaurie]], [[Masanobu Tsuji]], [[Mr Cruel]], [[The Monster With 21 Faces]], [[Murder of JonBenét Ramsey|the person who killed JonBenét Ramsey]] and the [[Axeman of New Orleans]].
-*The person is still alive today, and is either in an invulnerable position or on the run. Examples include [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]], [[Joseph Kony]], [[Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes]], [[Mengistu Haile Mariam]], [[Henry Kissinger]], [[David Duke]], [[Issei Sagawa]], [[Brock Turner]], [[Dawood Ibrahim]], [[Yahya Jammeh]], [[Yakubu Gowon]], [[Desi Bouterse]], [[Ismael Zambada García]] and [[Tom Metzger]].
+*The person is still alive today, and is either in an invulnerable position or on the run. Examples include [[Joseph Kony]], [[Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes]], [[Mengistu Haile Mariam]], [[Henry Kissinger]], [[David Duke]], [[Dawood Ibrahim]], [[Yahya Jammeh]], [[Yakubu Gowon]], [[Desi Bouterse]], [[Ismael Zambada García]] and [[Jair Bolsonaro]].
-* The person committed suicide before he/she could be punished for his/her crimes. Examples include [[Adolf Hitler]], [[Joseph Goebbels]], [[Mohammed Atta]], [[Eric Harris]], [[Dylan Klebold]], [[Randy Stair]], [[Leonard Lake]], [[Andrew Cunanan]], [[Adam Lanza]], [[Seung-Hui Cho]], [[Jim Jones]], [[Chris Benoit]], [[Kevin Loibl]], [[Stephen Paddock]], [[Alan García]], [[George Hennard]], [[József Barsi]] and [[Abu Bakr al-Baghadi]].
+** In a similar case, the person is not only alive but still in power. Examples include [[Vladimir Putin]], [[Kim Jong-un]], [[Xi Jinping]], [[Narendra Modi]], [[Bashar al-Assad]], [[Abdel Fattah el-Sisi]], [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]], [[Alexander Lukashenko]] and [[Bongbong Marcos]].
-* Protected by juvenile laws such as  [[Junko Furuta's Murderers]], [[Robert Thompson and Jon Venables]], [[Daniel Petry]], and [[Laurie Tackett]].
+* The person is protected by juvenile laws. Examples include [[Junko Furuta's Murderers]], [[Robert Thompson and Jon Venables]], [[Daniel Petry]], [[Matias Oyarzo]] (despite being terminated in late September 2020), [[Bailey O'Neill's Murderers]] (despite being minorly punished) and [[Laurie Tackett]].
-*The leader of the Organization died before they were punished. Examples include [[Fred Phelps]]
+* The person is generally not considered a villain and thus many don't see the need to punish them. Examples include [[Charlemagne]], [[James VI and I]], [[Christopher Columbus]], [[Andrew Jackson]], [[William Tecumseh Sherman]], [[Grover Cleveland]], [[Woodrow Wilson]], [[J. Edgar Hoover]] and [[Menachem Begin]].
-*The Villain died before they got sentenced, [[Machelle Hackney Hobson]] is a example.
+* The person cannot be convicted or punished by law due to insufficient evidence, or lack thereof. Examples include [[O.J. Simpson]], [[Casey Anthony]]<nowiki/> and [[Lori Drew]].
-*Old age, [[Imelda Marcos]] is a example.
+* The person was caught for their actions, but received a minor or even no punishment (also known as a "slap on the wrist"). Examples include [[Issei Sagawa]], [[Brock Turner]], [[David Becker]], [[Jacob Walter Anderson]], and [[John Bowen-Colthurst]].
-*Lack of evidence, [[Lori Drew]] and [[Casey Anthony]] are some examples
-For organizations, you must have the following requirements:
+For organizations, they must have the following requirements:
-* Organizations that are still active and in an invulnerable position. Examples include [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals]], [[Westboro Baptist Church]], [[Communist Party of China]], [[Antifa]], [[Fidesz]], [[Vox]], [[Floyd Rioters]] or [[The Islamic State]].
+* Organizations that are still active and in an invulnerable position. Examples include [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals]], [[Westboro Baptist Church]], [[Communist Party of China]], [[Antifa]], [[Fidesz]] and [[The Islamic State]].
-* Organizations that dissolved, but that most or all of its members did not suffer any punishment, or merged with another organization. Examples include [[Việt Cộng]], [[Fatherland and Liberty Nationalist Front]], [[KGB]], [[26th of July Movement]] or [[Aitarak]].
+* Organizations that dissolved, but that most or all of its members did not suffer any punishment, or merged with another organization. Examples include [[Việt Cộng]], [[Fatherland and Liberty Nationalist Front]], [[KGB]], [[26th of July Movement]], [[Aitarak]] and [[Project MK-Ultra]].
 In the case of events, you need the following requirement:
-* Events in which the vast majority or all of the perpetrators were not tried. Examples include [[Armenian Genocide]], [[Expulsion of the Chagossians]] or [[The Holodomor]].
+* Events in which the vast majority or all of the perpetrators were not tried. Examples include [[Armenian Genocide]], [[Expulsion of the Chagossians]] and [[The Holodomor]].
-NOTE: People who [[:Category:Deaths in prison|died in prison]], [[:Category:Execution|were executed for their crimes]], [[Exile|got exiled to another place]],[[:Category:Imprisoned|currently in jail]] or Released from prison cannot count as karma houdinis.
+NOTE: People who [[:Category:Deaths in prison|died in prison]], [[:Category:Execution|were executed for their crimes]], [[Exile|got exiled to another place]], [[:Category:Redeemed|redeemed themselves]], [[:Category:Suicidal|took their own lives]], [[:Category:Imprisoned|are currently in jail]] or were released from prison cannot count as karma houdinis.
 [[Category:Villains by status]]
 [[Category:Successful]]