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{{Quote|I have spent the best years of my life giving people the lighter pleasures, helping them have a good time, and all I get is abuse, the existence of a hunted man.|[[Al Capone]]}}The opposite of a Karma Houdini, a Scapegoat is a villain who is punished much more harshly than he/she would actually deserve. Good examples of scapegoats are: | |||
The opposite of a Karma Houdini, a Scapegoat is a villain who is punished much more harshly than he/she would actually deserve. Good examples of scapegoats are: | |||
*political pawns, who are wrongfully blamed for acts or laws passed ([[King George III]] of England was not responsible for the taxes on the colonies; Parliament was) by his/her government. | *political pawns, who are wrongfully blamed for acts or laws passed ([[King George III]] of England was not responsible for the taxes on the colonies; Parliament was) by his/her government. | ||
*villains who actually help others in some way or are well-intentioned, but are either misguided or people around them misinterpet their actions/plans as harmful. | *villains who actually help others in some way or are well-intentioned, but are either misguided or people around them misinterpet their actions/plans as harmful. | ||