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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}} | {{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. | 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. | ||
A Karma Houdini, in this context, has one of the following traits: | A Karma Houdini, in this context, has one of the following traits: | ||
*the villain simply died; in a ruler's case, while still in power | *the villain 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]], [[Fidel Castro]], [[Leopold II of Belgium]], [[Emperor Hirohito]], [[Vladimir Lenin]], and [[Josip Broz Tito]]. | ||
*the villain was deposed or put in a vulnerable position, but he/she escaped prosecution | *the villain was deposed or put in a vulnerable position, but he/she escaped prosecution. Examples include [[Idi Amin]], [[Josef Mengele]], [[Augusto Pinochet]], [[Omar al-Bashir]], [[Robert Mugabe]], [[Richard Nixon]], and [[Pol Pot]]. | ||
*the villain never got caught | *the villain never got caught and simply vanished. Examples include [[Jack the Ripper]], [[Pedro López]], [[Heinrich Müller]], the [[Zodiac Killer]], [[D. B. Cooper]], [[Delphine LaLaurie]], [[Mohammed Ali Hammadi]], [[Rudolf Lange]], and [[Scott Freeman]]. | ||
*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. Examples include [[Abu Bakr al-Baghadi]], [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]], [[Joseph Kony]], [[Mengistu Haile Mariam]], [[Henry Kissinger]], [[Silvio Berlusconi]], [[David Duke]], [[Tony Perkins]], [[Issei Sagawa]], [[Brock Turner]], and [[Tom Metzger]]. | ||
* the villain committed suicide before he/she could be punished for his/her crimes | * the villain committed suicide before he/she could be punished for his/her crimes. Examples include [[Adolf Hitler]], [[Eric Harris]], [[Dylan Klebold]], [[Jeffrey Epstein]], [[Adam Lanza]], [[Seung-Hui Cho]], [[Jim Jones]], [[Chris Benoit]], [[Kevin Loibl]], and [[Stephen Paddock]]. | ||