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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]], [[Emperor Hirohito]] and [[Amy Inita Joyner Francis's Murderers]] 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:

*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]], ~~[[Enver Hoxha]]~~ and [[Augustin Bizimana]].

*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]], and [[Augustin Bizimana]].

*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 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]], [[Dawood Ibrahim]], [[Yahya Jammeh]], [[Yakubu Gowon]], [[Desi Bouterse]], and [[Ismael Zambada García]].

** 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 [[Jair Bolsonaro]].

* The person committed suicide before he/she could be punished for his/her crimes. Examples include [[Adolf Hitler]], [[Joseph Goebbels]], [[Mohamed 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]].

* 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 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]].

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* 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]], [[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]]

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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]], [[Emperor Hirohito]] and [[Amy Inita Joyner Francis's Murderers]] 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:
-*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]], [[Enver Hoxha]] and [[Augustin Bizimana]].
+*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]], and [[Augustin Bizimana]].
 *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 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]], [[Dawood Ibrahim]], [[Yahya Jammeh]], [[Yakubu Gowon]], [[Desi Bouterse]], and [[Ismael Zambada García]].
 ** 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 [[Jair Bolsonaro]].
-* The person committed suicide before he/she could be punished for his/her crimes. Examples include [[Adolf Hitler]], [[Joseph Goebbels]], [[Mohamed 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]].
 * 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 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]].
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 * 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]], [[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]]