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** Bob is a {{crusading|Lawyer}} prosecutor. He only ever uses moral and legal means, and works towards ensuring that every culprit is found guilty and every innocent person is acquitted.
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** Bob is a {{crusading|Lawyer}} prosecutor. He only ever uses moral and legal means, methods, and works towards ensuring that every culprit is found guilty and every innocent person is acquitted.acquitted.
** Bob sabotages ''himself'' to lose the case because he knows the defendant is innocent.
** Bob sabotages ''himself'' to lose the case because he knows the defendant is innocent.
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** Bob takes his commitment to do whatever it takes to catch every otherwise untouchable criminal way too much to the letter; he eventually prosecutes ''himself'' for the crimes he committed in the cases he worked on... and forges evidence against himself to make sure he gets declared guilty.
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** Bob takes his commitment to do whatever it takes to catch every otherwise untouchable criminal way too much to the letter; he eventually prosecutes ''himself'' for the crimes illegal tactics he committed used in the cases he worked on...his previous cases... and forges evidence against himself to make sure he gets declared guilty.
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* '''Parodied''': Bob cheats repeatedly despite the fact that he's in a KangarooCourt that's already going to guarantee a guilty verdict anyway, and his dirty tactics only serve to prolong the trial until the HangingJudge and the CommonNonsenseJury beg him to stop so they can finish already.
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** Bob cheats repeatedly despite the fact that he's in a KangarooCourt that's already going to guarantee a guilty verdict anyway, and his dirty tactics only serve to prolong the trial until the HangingJudge and the CommonNonsenseJury beg him to stop so they can finishalready.already.
** Bob takes his commitment to do whatever it takes to catch every otherwise untouchable criminal way too much to the letter; he eventually prosecutes ''himself'' for the crimes he committed in the cases he worked on... and forges evidence against himself to make sure he gets declared guilty.
** Bob cheats repeatedly despite the fact that he's in a KangarooCourt that's already going to guarantee a guilty verdict anyway, and his dirty tactics only serve to prolong the trial until the HangingJudge and the CommonNonsenseJury beg him to stop so they can finish
** Bob takes his commitment to do whatever it takes to catch every otherwise untouchable criminal way too much to the letter; he eventually prosecutes ''himself'' for the crimes he committed in the cases he worked on... and forges evidence against himself to make sure he gets declared guilty.
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* '''Discussed''': "You have a difficult trial ahead of yourself. Bob will manipulate witnesses, forge evidence and just generally do anything yo find your client guilty".
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* '''Discussed''': "You have a difficult trial ahead of yourself. Bob will manipulate witnesses, forge evidence and just generally do anything yo to find your client guilty".
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** Bob has become jaded from the sheer amount of actually guilty people who have avoided conviction because of technicalities, gaming the system or connections.
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** Bob has become jaded from the sheer amount of actually guilty people who have avoided conviction because of technicalities, gaming the system or connections.pulling strings, and has abandoned all moral standards in order to catch every criminal, any other consequences be damned.
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* '''Invoked''': Alice, an unscrupulous prosecutor herself, mentors Bob into becoming just like her.
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* '''Invoked''': Alice, an unscrupulous prosecutor herself, prosecutor, mentors Bob into becoming just like her.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob will forge and conceal evidence, manipulate witnesses and even ''murder'' people who are key to the case to force a guilty verdict.
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** Bob will forge and conceal evidence, manipulate witnesses and even ''murder'' people who are key to the case to force a guiltyverdict.verdict.
** Even after a guilty verdict is guaranteed, Bob will [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections pull strings]] to ensure that the defendant gets the harshest possible sentence.
** Bob will forge and conceal evidence, manipulate witnesses and even ''murder'' people who are key to the case to force a guilty
** Even after a guilty verdict is guaranteed, Bob will [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections pull strings]] to ensure that the defendant gets the harshest possible sentence.
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* '''Defied''': Elise, knowing forgery incidents have become more frequent in recent years, mentors Bob to always do things by the book and never forget his job is to ensure a fair trial, not to get everyone convicted.
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* '''Conversed''': "These prosecutors would lose their jobs very quickly if they were real".
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* '''Defied''': Elise, knowing forgery incidents have become more frequent in recent years, mentors Bob to always do things by the book and never forget that his job is to ensure a fair trial, not to get everyone convicted.
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"You have a difficult trial ahead of yourself. Bob will manipulate witnesses, forge evidence and just generally do anything yo find your client guilty".
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* '''Reconstructed''': The same skills Bob uses to tamper with the crime scene enable him to cover his tracks, so he gets away with cheating because no one can prove that he did anything illegal.
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* '''Defied''': A GenreSavvy character tries to prevent a trope from happening.
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* '''Implied''': The trope isn't shown, but dialogue or scene setting hints to the audience that it happened or is happening off-screen.
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* '''Played for Laughs''': The trope is played straight in a comedic way.
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* '''Played for Horror''': The trope is played in a way that scares the audience.
* '''Discussed''': GenreSavvy characters talk about the trope in a situation where it is likely to occur.
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* '''Played for Laughs''': The trope is played straight in a comedic way.
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* '''Played for Horror''': The trope is played in a way that scares the audience.
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* '''Defied''': A GenreSavvy character tries Elise, knowing forgery incidents have become more frequent in recent years, mentors Bob to prevent always do things by the book and never forget his job is to ensure a trope from happening.
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** Bob loses his job and gets incarcerated himself for using illegal methods. The cases he worked on are declared mistrials and the defendants are tried again with different prosecutors and judges.
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in another way, this also often renders him redundant, because many of his cases would have ended in guilty verdicts even if he hadn't cheated.
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** Bob loses his job and gets incarcerated himself for using illegal methods. The cases he worked on are declared mistrials and the defendants are tried again with different prosecutors and judges.
** The fact that Bob can get away with his actions is a symptom of [[KangarooCourt how terrible the court system in general is]]. Deconstructing the trope
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'''Basic Trope''': A prosecutor is willing to use illegal, immoral or unethical methods to secure a guilty verdict.
* '''Straight''': Bob is a prosecutor who is willing to manipulate witnesses to ensure the defendant is convicted.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob will forge and conceal evidence, manipulate witnesses and even ''murder'' people who are key to the case to force a guilty verdict.
* '''Downplayed''':
** Bob normally does things by the book, but is willing to cheat to catch a criminal who proves to be above the law and thus [[GodzillaThreshold leaves him no choice]].
** Bob is unnecessarily rude in court, but only because he thinks it's part of his job, and he always does things by the book when it comes to the proceedings as such.
* '''Justified''':
** Bob has become jaded from the sheer amount of actually guilty people who have avoided conviction because of technicalities, gaming the system or connections.
** Bob really only cares about winning, not about justice.
* '''Inverted''':
** Bob is a {{crusading|Lawyer}} prosecutor. He only ever uses moral and legal means, and works towards ensuring that every culprit is found guilty and every innocent person is acquitted.
** Bob is an unscrupulous defense attorney willing to forge evidence to secure an acquittal.
* '''Subverted''': It's revealed that Bob didn't know the evidence he used in court was illegal. He received it from [[DirtyCop the police]] and believed it was genuine.
* '''Double Subverted''': While Bob didn't forge the evidence, it's later revealed that he ''did'' manipulate a witness.
* '''Parodied''': Bob cheats repeatedly despite the fact that he's in a KangarooCourt that's already going to guarantee a guilty verdict anyway, and his dirty tactics only serve to prolong the trial until the HangingJudge and the CommonNonsenseJury beg him to stop so they can finish already.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Bob is a HeelFaceRevolvingDoor who spends his whole career switching back and forth between prosecuting by the book and cheating to win trials.
* '''Averted''':
** Prosecutors are characterized as simply doing their jobs, and always do things by the book.
** Bob is stated to be a prosecutor, but is never actually shown doing his job.
** No criminal trials take place in the work.
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': Alice, an unscrupulous prosecutor herself, mentors Bob into becoming just like her.
* '''Exploited''': Carol pulls strings to ensure Bob prosecutes a mob boss who has been gaming the system, [[GodzillaThreshold trusting him to use whatever means necessary]] to finally score a guilty verdict.
* '''Defied''': A GenreSavvy character tries to prevent a trope from happening.
* '''Discussed''': GenreSavvy characters talk about the trope in a situation where it is likely to occur.
* '''Conversed''': GenreSavvy characters talk about the trope in a ShowWithinAShow.
* '''Implied''': The trope isn't shown, but dialogue or scene setting hints to the audience that it happened or is happening off-screen.
* '''Deconstructed''': The trope is played in a way that shows logical or moral problems with the trope as normally played.
* '''Reconstructed''': The trope is played straight, but with the problems raised by the {{deconstruction}} dealt with or addressed.
* '''Played for Laughs''': The trope is played straight in a comedic way.
* '''Played for Drama''': The trope is played in a melodramatic or serious way.
* '''Played for Horror''': The trope is played in a way that scares the audience.
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* '''Straight''': Bob is a prosecutor who is willing to manipulate witnesses to ensure the defendant is convicted.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob will forge and conceal evidence, manipulate witnesses and even ''murder'' people who are key to the case to force a guilty verdict.
* '''Downplayed''':
** Bob normally does things by the book, but is willing to cheat to catch a criminal who proves to be above the law and thus [[GodzillaThreshold leaves him no choice]].
** Bob is unnecessarily rude in court, but only because he thinks it's part of his job, and he always does things by the book when it comes to the proceedings as such.
* '''Justified''':
** Bob has become jaded from the sheer amount of actually guilty people who have avoided conviction because of technicalities, gaming the system or connections.
** Bob really only cares about winning, not about justice.
* '''Inverted''':
** Bob is a {{crusading|Lawyer}} prosecutor. He only ever uses moral and legal means, and works towards ensuring that every culprit is found guilty and every innocent person is acquitted.
** Bob is an unscrupulous defense attorney willing to forge evidence to secure an acquittal.
* '''Subverted''': It's revealed that Bob didn't know the evidence he used in court was illegal. He received it from [[DirtyCop the police]] and believed it was genuine.
* '''Double Subverted''': While Bob didn't forge the evidence, it's later revealed that he ''did'' manipulate a witness.
* '''Parodied''': Bob cheats repeatedly despite the fact that he's in a KangarooCourt that's already going to guarantee a guilty verdict anyway, and his dirty tactics only serve to prolong the trial until the HangingJudge and the CommonNonsenseJury beg him to stop so they can finish already.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Bob is a HeelFaceRevolvingDoor who spends his whole career switching back and forth between prosecuting by the book and cheating to win trials.
* '''Averted''':
** Prosecutors are characterized as simply doing their jobs, and always do things by the book.
** Bob is stated to be a prosecutor, but is never actually shown doing his job.
** No criminal trials take place in the work.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': Alice, an unscrupulous prosecutor herself, mentors Bob into becoming just like her.
* '''Exploited''': Carol pulls strings to ensure Bob prosecutes a mob boss who has been gaming the system, [[GodzillaThreshold trusting him to use whatever means necessary]] to finally score a guilty verdict.
* '''Defied''': A GenreSavvy character tries to prevent a trope from happening.
* '''Discussed''': GenreSavvy characters talk about the trope in a situation where it is likely to occur.
* '''Conversed''': GenreSavvy characters talk about the trope in a ShowWithinAShow.
* '''Implied''': The trope isn't shown, but dialogue or scene setting hints to the audience that it happened or is happening off-screen.
* '''Deconstructed''': The trope is played in a way that shows logical or moral problems with the trope as normally played.
* '''Reconstructed''': The trope is played straight, but with the problems raised by the {{deconstruction}} dealt with or addressed.
* '''Played for Laughs''': The trope is played straight in a comedic way.
* '''Played for Drama''': The trope is played in a melodramatic or serious way.
* '''Played for Horror''': The trope is played in a way that scares the audience.
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