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* One issue of the ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'' has a wildly dressed man whose been hitting people on the head with a hammer stopped by the cops. Only for them to discover that he does in fact have a license to do it.
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* One issue of the ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'' has a wildly dressed man whose been hitting people on the head with a hammer stopped by the cops. Only for them to discover that he does in fact have a license to do it.
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* ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} is a constant offender of this trope. He regularly bullies Odie and makes Jon's life hell, yet almost ''never'' receives comeuppance.
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* ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' is a constant offender of this trope. He regularly bullies Odie and makes Jon's life hell, yet almost ''never'' receives comeuppance.
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* Lucy Van Pelt from ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' is perhaps the oldest and most well known example of this trope in this particular medium. From bullying her younger brother, destroying Schroder's piano (twice), to her generally selfish demeanor, not to mention the infamous "football" running gag (which she [[SchmuckBait successfully pulled off]] ''fifty times''); it's little wonder why so many parodies involve her getting a surprisingly violent yet not entirely undeserving comeuppance.
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* Lucy Van Pelt from ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' is perhaps the oldest and most well known example of this trope in this particular medium. From bullying her younger brother, destroying Schroder's piano (twice), to her generally selfish demeanor, not to mention the infamous "football" running gag RunningGag (which she [[SchmuckBait successfully pulled off]] ''fifty times''); it's little wonder why so many parodies involve her getting a surprisingly violent yet not entirely undeserving comeuppance.
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* ''ComicStrip/{{Retail}}'':
** Many of the customers never receive any comeuppance for their bad behavior and often get rewarded for it thanks to the 'customer is always right' policy, but [[TruthInTelevision that kind of goes without saying]].
** Jerry never receives any sort of karmic punishment for making Marla's life hell or his blatant misogyny that kept Marla and other women from being promoted to store manager. He simply retired no worse for wear.
** Discussed after Marla fires Josh. While Val expresses hope that Josh gets what's coming to him for lying about getting a better offer in order to get a raise, constantly butting heads with Marla, and then telling her off when he does put in his two weeks notice, Marla is too cynical to believe he would.
** Many of the customers never receive any comeuppance for their bad behavior and often get rewarded for it thanks to the 'customer is always right' policy, but [[TruthInTelevision that kind of goes without saying]].
** Jerry never receives any sort of karmic punishment for making Marla's life hell or his blatant misogyny that kept Marla and other women from being promoted to store manager. He simply retired no worse for wear.
** Discussed after Marla fires Josh. While Val expresses hope that Josh gets what's coming to him for lying about getting a better offer in order to get a raise, constantly butting heads with Marla, and then telling her off when he does put in his two weeks notice, Marla is too cynical to believe he would.
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** Speaking of Elizabeth, April got away with murder at her expense for years. I never could understand why Liz wanted anything to do with her once she got out of the house.
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** Speaking of Elizabeth, April got away with murder at her expense for years. I never could understand why It usually involved either Liz wanted anything to do with her once getting blamed for what April did, or Liz getting in trouble for not supervising April -note that she got out of was not asked to in the house. first place in such cases, and often didn't know the parents were distracted or occupied.
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* Lucy Van Pelt from ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' is perhaps the oldest and most well known example of this trope in this particular medium. From bullying her younger brother, destroying Schroder's piano (twice), to her generally selfish demeanor, not to mention the infamous "football" running gag (which she [[SchmuckBait successfully pulled off]] ''fifty times''); it's little wonder why so many parodies involve her getting a surprisingly violent yet not entirely undeserving comeuppance.
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* The titular character of
* Curtis's AnnoyingYoungerSibling in ''ComicStrip/{{Curtis}}'' is this. He usually [[IShallTauntYou provokes Curtis into wanting to
* One issue of the ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'' has a wildly dressed man whose been hitting people on the head with a hammer stopped by the cops. Only for them to discover that he does in fact have a license to do it.
* ''ComicStrip/ForBetterOrForWorse'':
** The aversion of this is notable in that the ''fans'' demanded it. When Howard Bunt [[AttemptedRape attempted to sexually assault]] Elizabeth Patterson, and he was foiled by Anthony, writer Lynn Johnston was content to leave it there and move on to the next plot. She was surprised when fan demand for Howard to be brought to justice came in. In her eyes, he fulfilled his role in the story, and what should it matter what he did after as long as he left Liz alone?
** Anthony tends to play it straight, mainly ''because'' he's a CreatorsPet, and the story likes to side with him even when he's being an asshole.
** Speaking of Elizabeth, April got away with murder at her expense for years. I never could understand why Liz wanted anything to do with her once she got out of the house.
* ''ComicStrip/ForBetterOrForWorse'':
** The aversion of this is notable in that the ''fans'' demanded it. When Howard Bunt [[AttemptedRape attempted to sexually assault]] Elizabeth Patterson, and he was foiled by Anthony, writer Lynn Johnston was content to leave it there and move on to the next plot. She was surprised when fan demand for Howard to be brought to justice came in. In her eyes, he fulfilled his role in the story, and what should it matter what he did after as long as he left Liz alone?
** Anthony tends to play it straight, mainly ''because'' he's a CreatorsPet, and the story likes to side with him even when he's being an asshole.
** Speaking of Elizabeth, April got away with murder at her expense for years. I never could understand why Liz wanted anything to do with her once she got out of the house.
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* The titular character of ''ComicStrip/{{Crankshaft}}'' is a classic example. A terror of a school bus driver, he deliberately causes kids to miss the bus, causes repeated property damage, and breaks every rule in the book ForTheEvulz. The worst he ever seems to get is a reprimand from the principal, who seems powerless to actually do anything about him. Sure, he's gotten his occasional comeuppance (such as losing a million dollars on a game show), but the idea that he still has his job after half the stuff he's pulled puts him in this category.
* ''ComicStrip/ForBetterOrForWorse'':
** The aversion of this is notable in that the ''fans'' demanded it. When Howard Bunt [[AttemptedRape attempted to sexually assault]] Elizabeth Patterson, and he was foiled by Anthony, writer Lynn Johnston was content to leave it there and move on to the next plot. She was surprised when fan demand for Howard to be brought to justice came in. In her eyes, he fulfilled his role in the story, and what should it matter what he did after as long as he left Liz alone?
** Anthony tends to play it straight, mainly ''because'' he's a CreatorsPet, and the story likes to side with him even when he's being an asshole.
** Speaking of Elizabeth, April got away with murder at her expense for years. I never could understand why Liz wanted anything to do with her once she got out of the house.
* Curtis's AnnoyingYoungerSibling in ''ComicStrip/{{Curtis}}'' is this. He usually [[IShallTauntYou provokes Curtis into wanting to hurt him]], then gets away with it. Let's just say many people find Barry to be UnintentionallyUnsympathetic for this. In one instance, Curtis finally gets to tell his mother what he did: put toenail clippings in his sandwich.
* One issue of the ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'' has a wildly dressed man whose been hitting people on the head with a hammer stopped by the cops. Only for them to discover that he does in fact have a license to do it.
* The closest [[TheBully Moe]] in ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'' received in terms of comeuppance is when Calvin's mom called the teacher to report his taking of money from other students, but Calvin begged her not to because it would only make it worse for him if Moe found out he snitched. Calvin still wishes that something horrible would happen to him, but it never does and the most that he can do is see that if he's getting beat up or getting money taken anyway, he might as well deserve it.
* ''ComicStrip/ForBetterOrForWorse'':
** The aversion of this is notable in that the ''fans'' demanded it. When Howard Bunt [[AttemptedRape attempted to sexually assault]] Elizabeth Patterson, and he was foiled by Anthony, writer Lynn Johnston was content to leave it there and move on to the next plot. She was surprised when fan demand for Howard to be brought to justice came in. In her eyes, he fulfilled his role in the story, and what should it matter what he did after as long as he left Liz alone?
** Anthony tends to play it straight, mainly ''because'' he's a CreatorsPet, and the story likes to side with him even when he's being an asshole.
** Speaking of Elizabeth, April got away with murder at her expense for years. I never could understand why Liz wanted anything to do with her once she got out of the house.
* Curtis's AnnoyingYoungerSibling in ''ComicStrip/{{Curtis}}'' is this. He usually [[IShallTauntYou provokes Curtis into wanting to hurt him]], then gets away with it. Let's just say many people find Barry to be UnintentionallyUnsympathetic for this. In one instance, Curtis finally gets to tell his mother what he did: put toenail clippings in his sandwich.
* One issue of the ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'' has a wildly dressed man whose been hitting people on the head with a hammer stopped by the cops. Only for them to discover that he does in fact have a license to do it.
* The closest [[TheBully Moe]] in ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'' received in terms of comeuppance is when Calvin's mom called the teacher to report his taking of money from other students, but Calvin begged her not to because it would only make it worse for him if Moe found out he snitched. Calvin still wishes that something horrible would happen to him, but it never does and the most that he can do is see that if he's getting beat up or getting money taken anyway, he might as well deserve it.
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* The titular character of ''ComicStrip/{{Crankshaft}}'' is a classic example. A terror of a school bus driver, he deliberately causes kids to miss the bus, causes repeated property damage, and breaks every rule in the book ForTheEvulz. The worst he ever seems to get is a reprimand Lucy Van Pelt from ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' is perhaps the principal, who seems powerless to actually do anything about him. Sure, he's gotten his occasional comeuppance (such as losing a million dollars on a game show), but the idea that he still has his job after half the stuff he's pulled puts him oldest and most well known example of this trope in this category.
* ''ComicStrip/ForBetterOrForWorse'':
** The aversion of this is notable in that the ''fans'' demanded it. When Howard Bunt [[AttemptedRape attempted to sexually assault]] Elizabeth Patterson, and he was foiled by Anthony, writer Lynn Johnston was content to leave it there and move on to the next plot. She was surprised when fan demand for Howard to be brought to justice came in. Inparticular medium. From bullying her eyes, he fulfilled his role in the story, and what should it matter what he did after as long as he left Liz alone?
** Anthony tendsyounger brother, destroying Schroder's piano (twice), to play it straight, mainly ''because'' he's a CreatorsPet, and the story likes to side with him even when he's being an asshole.
** Speaking of Elizabeth, April got away with murder ather expense for years. I never could understand why Liz wanted anything to do with her once she got out of the house.
* Curtis's AnnoyingYoungerSibling in ''ComicStrip/{{Curtis}}'' is this. He usually [[IShallTauntYou provokes Curtis into wanting to hurt him]], then gets away with it. Let's just say many people find Barry to be UnintentionallyUnsympathetic for this. In one instance, Curtis finally gets to tell his mother what he did: put toenail clippings in his sandwich.
* One issue of the ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'' has a wildly dressed man whose been hitting people on the head with a hammer stopped by the cops. Only for them to discover that he does in fact have a license to do it.
* The closest [[TheBully Moe]] in ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'' received in terms of comeuppance is when Calvin's mom called the teacher to report his taking of money from other students, but Calvin begged hergenerally selfish demeanor, not to because it would only make it worse for him if Moe found out he snitched. Calvin still wishes that something horrible would happen to him, but it never does and mention the most that he can do is see that if he's infamous "football" running gag (which she [[SchmuckBait successfully pulled off]] ''fifty times''); it's little wonder why so many parodies involve her getting beat up or getting money taken anyway, he might as well deserve it.a surprisingly violent yet not entirely undeserving comeuppance.
* ''ComicStrip/ForBetterOrForWorse'':
** The aversion of this is notable in that the ''fans'' demanded it. When Howard Bunt [[AttemptedRape attempted to sexually assault]] Elizabeth Patterson, and he was foiled by Anthony, writer Lynn Johnston was content to leave it there and move on to the next plot. She was surprised when fan demand for Howard to be brought to justice came in. In
** Anthony tends
** Speaking of Elizabeth, April got away with murder at
* Curtis's AnnoyingYoungerSibling in ''ComicStrip/{{Curtis}}'' is this. He usually [[IShallTauntYou provokes Curtis into wanting to hurt him]], then gets away with it. Let's just say many people find Barry to be UnintentionallyUnsympathetic for this. In one instance, Curtis finally gets to tell his mother what he did: put toenail clippings in his sandwich.
* One issue of the ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'' has a wildly dressed man whose been hitting people on the head with a hammer stopped by the cops. Only for them to discover that he does in fact have a license to do it.
* The closest [[TheBully Moe]] in ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'' received in terms of comeuppance is when Calvin's mom called the teacher to report his taking of money from other students, but Calvin begged her
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** Dogbert and Rat from ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'' frequently do terrible things for their own gain and/or amusement and rarely suffer any punishment for their actions. This is [[RuleOfFunny played for laughs]].
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** Alice has committed cold-blooded murder several times ([[AssholeVictim sometimes justified]], other times [[DisproportionateRetribution not so much]]) but has never even been disciplined. Catbert claims this is because she "did not discriminate, sexually harass, steal or take drugs". (He then gave her an award for her "cost-saving idea" of killing a co-worker.)
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** Alice has is a {{Downplayed}} example. Although she suffers as much as Dilbert and Wally do at the hands of the PHB and their annoying co-workers, she’s committed cold-blooded murder several times ([[AssholeVictim sometimes justified]], other times [[DisproportionateRetribution not so much]]) but has never even been disciplined. Catbert claims this is because she "did not discriminate, sexually harass, steal or take drugs". (He then gave her an award for her "cost-saving idea" of killing a co-worker.)
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* In ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'', Rat regularly annoys and/or beats up the rest of the cast, and gets away with it. [[https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2011/06/23 The one strip where]] [[LaserGuidedKarma he didn’t]] ended up becoming a fan-favourite.
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** The accounting trolls are trolls who act like trolls, but they get away with it, although one storyline suggests that working in accounting ''is'' [[TheCurse [[{{Curse}} their punishment]] [[WasOnceAMan for something else they've done.]]
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* Lucy Van Pelt from ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' is perhaps the oldest and most well known example of this trope in this particular medium. From bullying her younger brother, destroying Schroder's piano (twice), to her generally selfish demeanor, not to mention the infamous "football" running gag (which she [[SchmuckBait successfully pulled off]] ''fifty times''); it's little wonder why so many parodies involve her getting a surprisingly violent yet not entirely undeserving comeuppance.
* ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}''
** Dogbert and Rat from ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'' frequently do terrible things for their own gain and/or amusement and rarely suffer any punishment for their actions. This is [[RuleOfFunny played for laughs]].
** Lampshaded, justified and/or generally [[PlayingWithATrope played with]] by Dogbert himself at least once, in the Aug. 6, 2005 strip.
--> '''Dogbert:''' I believe in karma. That means I can do bad things to people all day long and I assume they deserve it.
** While the PHB and CEO often get some comeuppance, Catbert the Evil Director of Human Resources (and one of the cruelest characters in the strip) rarely does. [[FridgeBrilliance (Maybe because being evil is his job?)]]
** Alice has committed cold-blooded murder several times ([[AssholeVictim sometimes justified]], other times [[DisproportionateRetribution not so much]]) but has never even been disciplined. Catbert claims this is because she "did not discriminate, sexually harass, steal or take drugs". (He then gave her an award for her "cost-saving idea" of killing a co-worker.)
** The accounting trolls are trolls who act like trolls, but they get away with it, although one storyline suggests that working in accounting ''is'' [[TheCurse their punishment]] [[WasOnceAMan for something else they've done.]]
* ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} is a constant offender of this trope. He regularly bullies Odie and makes Jon's life hell, yet almost ''never'' receives comeuppance.
** It's subverted in ''WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldShow'' however, where Garfield (who's actually [[TookALevelInKindness kinder]] in that series) loses a lot. Instead it's Nermal who's the Karma Houdini.
** Once, when Garfield was stuck in a body cast for a week, Odie did give back some of his own, but just on the level of mild teasing.
*** Sadly for Odie, it ended up boomeranging on him when Garfield got out of the cast and used it to whack him in the head.
* The titular character of ''ComicStrip/{{Crankshaft}}'' is a classic example. A terror of a school bus driver, he deliberately causes kids to miss the bus, causes repeated property damage, and breaks every rule in the book ForTheEvulz. The worst he ever seems to get is a reprimand from the principal, who seems powerless to actually do anything about him. Sure, he's gotten his occasional comeuppance (such as losing a million dollars on a game show), but the idea that he still has his job after half the stuff he's pulled puts him in this category.
* ''ComicStrip/ForBetterOrForWorse'':
** The aversion of this is notable in that the ''fans'' demanded it. When Howard Bunt [[AttemptedRape attempted to sexually assault]] Elizabeth Patterson, and he was foiled by Anthony, writer Lynn Johnston was content to leave it there and move on to the next plot. She was surprised when fan demand for Howard to be brought to justice came in. In her eyes, he fulfilled his role in the story, and what should it matter what he did after as long as he left Liz alone?
** Anthony tends to play it straight, mainly ''because'' he's a CreatorsPet, and the story likes to side with him even when he's being an asshole.
** Speaking of Elizabeth, April got away with murder at her expense for years. I never could understand why Liz wanted anything to do with her once she got out of the house.
* Curtis's AnnoyingYoungerSibling in ''ComicStrip/{{Curtis}}'' is this. He usually [[IShallTauntYou provokes Curtis into wanting to hurt him]], then gets away with it. Let's just say many people find Barry to be UnintentionallyUnsympathetic for this. In one instance, Curtis finally gets to tell his mother what he did: put toenail clippings in his sandwich.
* One issue of the ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'' has a wildly dressed man whose been hitting people on the head with a hammer stopped by the cops. Only for them to discover that he does in fact have a license to do it.
* The closest [[TheBully Moe]] in ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'' received in terms of comeuppance is when Calvin's mom called the teacher to report his taking of money from other students, but Calvin begged her not to because it would only make it worse for him if Moe found out he snitched. Calvin still wishes that something horrible would happen to him, but it never does and the most that he can do is see that if he's getting beat up or getting money taken anyway, he might as well deserve it.
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* Lucy Van Pelt from ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' is perhaps the oldest and most well known example of this trope in this particular medium. From bullying her younger brother, destroying Schroder's piano (twice), to her generally selfish demeanor, not to mention the infamous "football" running gag (which she [[SchmuckBait successfully pulled off]] ''fifty times''); it's little wonder why so many parodies involve her getting a surprisingly violent yet not entirely undeserving comeuppance.
* ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}''
** Dogbert and Rat from ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'' frequently do terrible things for their own gain and/or amusement and rarely suffer any punishment for their actions. This is [[RuleOfFunny played for laughs]].
** Lampshaded, justified and/or generally [[PlayingWithATrope played with]] by Dogbert himself at least once, in the Aug. 6, 2005 strip.
--> '''Dogbert:''' I believe in karma. That means I can do bad things to people all day long and I assume they deserve it.
** While the PHB and CEO often get some comeuppance, Catbert the Evil Director of Human Resources (and one of the cruelest characters in the strip) rarely does. [[FridgeBrilliance (Maybe because being evil is his job?)]]
** Alice has committed cold-blooded murder several times ([[AssholeVictim sometimes justified]], other times [[DisproportionateRetribution not so much]]) but has never even been disciplined. Catbert claims this is because she "did not discriminate, sexually harass, steal or take drugs". (He then gave her an award for her "cost-saving idea" of killing a co-worker.)
** The accounting trolls are trolls who act like trolls, but they get away with it, although one storyline suggests that working in accounting ''is'' [[TheCurse their punishment]] [[WasOnceAMan for something else they've done.]]
* ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} is a constant offender of this trope. He regularly bullies Odie and makes Jon's life hell, yet almost ''never'' receives comeuppance.
** It's subverted in ''WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldShow'' however, where Garfield (who's actually [[TookALevelInKindness kinder]] in that series) loses a lot. Instead it's Nermal who's the Karma Houdini.
** Once, when Garfield was stuck in a body cast for a week, Odie did give back some of his own, but just on the level of mild teasing.
*** Sadly for Odie, it ended up boomeranging on him when Garfield got out of the cast and used it to whack him in the head.
* The titular character of ''ComicStrip/{{Crankshaft}}'' is a classic example. A terror of a school bus driver, he deliberately causes kids to miss the bus, causes repeated property damage, and breaks every rule in the book ForTheEvulz. The worst he ever seems to get is a reprimand from the principal, who seems powerless to actually do anything about him. Sure, he's gotten his occasional comeuppance (such as losing a million dollars on a game show), but the idea that he still has his job after half the stuff he's pulled puts him in this category.
* ''ComicStrip/ForBetterOrForWorse'':
** The aversion of this is notable in that the ''fans'' demanded it. When Howard Bunt [[AttemptedRape attempted to sexually assault]] Elizabeth Patterson, and he was foiled by Anthony, writer Lynn Johnston was content to leave it there and move on to the next plot. She was surprised when fan demand for Howard to be brought to justice came in. In her eyes, he fulfilled his role in the story, and what should it matter what he did after as long as he left Liz alone?
** Anthony tends to play it straight, mainly ''because'' he's a CreatorsPet, and the story likes to side with him even when he's being an asshole.
** Speaking of Elizabeth, April got away with murder at her expense for years. I never could understand why Liz wanted anything to do with her once she got out of the house.
* Curtis's AnnoyingYoungerSibling in ''ComicStrip/{{Curtis}}'' is this. He usually [[IShallTauntYou provokes Curtis into wanting to hurt him]], then gets away with it. Let's just say many people find Barry to be UnintentionallyUnsympathetic for this. In one instance, Curtis finally gets to tell his mother what he did: put toenail clippings in his sandwich.
* One issue of the ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'' has a wildly dressed man whose been hitting people on the head with a hammer stopped by the cops. Only for them to discover that he does in fact have a license to do it.
* The closest [[TheBully Moe]] in ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'' received in terms of comeuppance is when Calvin's mom called the teacher to report his taking of money from other students, but Calvin begged her not to because it would only make it worse for him if Moe found out he snitched. Calvin still wishes that something horrible would happen to him, but it never does and the most that he can do is see that if he's getting beat up or getting money taken anyway, he might as well deserve it.
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