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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]], [[François Duvalier]] and [[Josip Broz Tito]].
*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]], [[Joseph Kony]] 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]], [[Joseph Kony]] and [[Dawood Ibrahim]].  
*the person never got caught and simply vanished. Examples include [[Jack the Ripper]], [[Pedro López]], [[Augustin Bizimana]],[[Bradford Bishop]], the [[Zodiac Killer]], [[Robert William Fisher]], [[Alexis Flores]], [[D. B. Cooper]], [[Delphine LaLaurie]], [[Masanobu Tsuji]], [[Yaser Abdel Said]], and [[Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah]].
*the person never got caught and simply vanished. Examples include [[Jack the Ripper]], [[Pedro López]], [[Augustin Bizimana]], [[Bradford Bishop]], the [[Zodiac Killer]], [[Robert William Fisher]], [[Alexis Flores]], [[D. B. Cooper]], [[Delphine LaLaurie]], [[Masanobu Tsuji]], [[Yaser Abdel Said]], and [[Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah]].
*the person is still alive today, and is either in an invulnerable position or on the run. Examples include [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]], [[Joseph Kony]], [[Mengistu Haile Mariam]], [[Henry Kissinger]], [[David Duke]], [[Issei Sagawa]], [[Brock Turner]],[[Dawood Ibrahim]] and [[Tom Metzger]].
*the person is still alive today, and is either in an invulnerable position or on the run. Examples include [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]], [[Joseph Kony]], [[Mengistu Haile Mariam]], [[Henry Kissinger]], [[David Duke]], [[Issei Sagawa]], [[Brock Turner]], [[Dawood Ibrahim]] and [[Tom Metzger]].
* 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]] and [[Abu Bakr al-Baghadi]].
* 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]] and [[Abu Bakr al-Baghadi]].
* protected by juvenile laws such as  [[Junko Furuta's Murderers]], [[Bailey O'Neill's Murderers]], [[Robert Thompson and Jon Venables]], [[Daniel Petry]], [[Matias Oyarzo]] and [[Laurie Tackett]].
* protected by juvenile laws such as  [[Junko Furuta's Murderers]], [[Bailey O'Neill's Murderers]], [[Robert Thompson and Jon Venables]], [[Daniel Petry]], [[Matias Oyarzo]] and [[Laurie Tackett]].
For organizations, you must have the following requirements:
For organizations, you must have the following requirements:
* Organizations that are still active and in an invulnerable position. Examples inclued [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals]], [[Communist Party of China]], [[Antifa]], [[Fidesz]] or [[The Islamic State]].
* Organizations that are still active and in an invulnerable position. Examples include [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals]], [[Communist Party of China]], [[Antifa]], [[Fidesz]] or [[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 inclued [[Việt Cộng]], [[Fatherland and Liberty Nationalist Front]], [[KGB]] 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]] or [[Aitarak]].
In the case of events, you need the following requirement:
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 inclued [[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]] or [[The Holodomor]].


NOTE: People who [[:Category:Deaths in prison|died in prison]], [[:Category:Execution|were executed for their crimes]] or [[:Category:Imprisoned|are currently in jail]] cannot count as karma houdinis.
NOTE: People who [[:Category:Deaths in prison|died in prison]], [[:Category:Execution|were executed for their crimes]] or [[:Category:Imprisoned|are currently in jail]] cannot count as karma houdinis.
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