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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, in this context, ~~is a historical villain who~~ has one of the following traits:

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.

*the villain simply died peacefully in his/her bed; in a ruler's case, while still in power (examples: [http://real-life-villains.wikia.com/wiki/Joseph_Stalin Joseph Stalin], <span style="font-size:13px;line-height:21px;">Mao Zedong, Kim il Sung, Kim Jong-il, Francisco Franco, Meles Zenawi, etc.)</span>

A Karma Houdini, in this context, has one of the following traits:

*the villain simply died peacefully in his/her bed; in a ruler's case, while still in power (examples: [http://real-life-villains.wikia.com/wiki/Joseph_Stalin Joseph Stalin], <span style="font-size:13px;line-height:21px;">[[Mao Zedong]],[[Kim il Sung| Kim il Sung]],[[ Kim Jong-il]],[[ Francisco Franco]], [[Meles Zenawi]], etc.)</span>

*the villain was deposed or put in a vulnerable position, but he/she escaped prosecution (example: Idi Amin)

*the villain never got caught (example [[Jack the Ripper]]

*the villain never got caught (example [[Jack the Ripper]])

*the villain is still alive today, and is either in an invulnerable position or on the run

*the villain is still alive today, and is either in an invulnerable position or on the run.

*was tried and ~~convicted but deserves greater judgment~~

NOTE: no matter how painless the death or imprisonment, deceased and imprisoned villains do not count as karma houdinis, with very few exceptions.

[[Category:Political]]

[[Category:Villains by status]]

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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, in this context, is a historical villain who has one of the following traits:
+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.
-*the villain simply died peacefully in his/her bed; in a ruler's case, while still in power (examples: [http://real-life-villains.wikia.com/wiki/Joseph_Stalin Joseph Stalin], <span style="font-size:13px;line-height:21px;">Mao Zedong, Kim il Sung, Kim Jong-il, Francisco Franco, Meles Zenawi, etc.)</span>
+A Karma Houdini, in this context, has one of the following traits:
+*the villain simply died peacefully in his/her bed; in a ruler's case, while still in power (examples: [http://real-life-villains.wikia.com/wiki/Joseph_Stalin Joseph Stalin], <span style="font-size:13px;line-height:21px;">[[Mao Zedong]],[[Kim il Sung| Kim il Sung]],[[ Kim Jong-il]],[[ Francisco Franco]], [[Meles Zenawi]], etc.)</span>
 *the villain was deposed or put in a vulnerable position, but he/she escaped prosecution (example: Idi Amin)
-*the villain never got caught (example [[Jack the Ripper]]
+*the villain never got caught (example [[Jack the Ripper]])
-*the villain is still alive today, and is either in an invulnerable position or on the run
+*the villain is still alive today, and is either in an invulnerable position or on the run.
-*was tried and convicted but deserves greater judgment
+NOTE: no matter how painless the death or imprisonment, deceased and imprisoned villains do not count as karma houdinis, with very few exceptions.
 [[Category:Political]]
 [[Category:Villains by status]]