History PlayingWith / SelectiveEnforcement

* '''Subverted''': After seeing Lucy pull a prank, Alice copies her and gets away with it.

** Lucy learned when to time her pranks so nobody saw, they were on her friends, and they were by no means serious. Alice didn't meet all of those requirements so Alice gets busted because she honestly might have upset her victim, when Lucy's friends just tease and prank back.
** Lucy has gotten in trouble. But once she was punished they stopped. Alice just got the same thing, but is unaware that she could try again and avoid trouble.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice gets punished for some pranks, sometimes she doesn't

* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh, come on! [[LifeIsntFair There ain't such thin' as justice in the world.]] [[TookALevelInCynicism Get used to it]] -- [[SuicideDare or get out of it]]."

* '''Discussed''': "[[KarmaHoudiniWarranty I don't care if you've never been caught, it's bound to happen eventually!]]"

* '''Deconstructed''': After getting punished one too many times while Lucy [[KarmaHoudini gets away scot free]], Alice [[BreakTheCutie finally snaps]] and takes matters into her own hands, [[WhosLaughingNow beating the ever-loving crap]] [[VigilanteWoman out of Lucy]] -- if she's going to get into trouble ''anyway'', [[ThenLetMeBeEvil why not go all the way]]?

* '''Played For Drama''': Lucy the BigBad kills Alice and gets away with it. When Bob tries to avenge her death, he gets arrested, leading to the poor fella deciding ThenLetMeBeEvil and [[HadToComeToPrisonToBeACrook entering a crime syndicate]] to [[ItsPersonal finish his revenge]]...

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%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
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* '''Deconstructed''': After getting punished one too many times while Lucy [[KarmaHoudini gets away scot free]], Alice [[BreakTheCutie finally snaps]] and takes matters into her own hands, [[WhosLaughingNow beating the ever-loving crap]] [[VigilanteWoman out of Lucy]] -- if she's going to get into trouble ''anyway'', [[AllCrimesAreEqual why not go all the way]]?

* '''Played For Drama''': Lucy the BigBad kills Alice and gets away with it. When Bob tries to avenge her death, he gets arrested, leading to the poor fella deciding ThenLetMeBeEvil and [[HadToComeToPrisonToBeACrook entering a crime syndicate]] to [[ItsPersonal finish his avenge]]...

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* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh, come on! [[LifeIsntFair There ain't justice in the world.]]"

** Lucy's parents are powerful, so nobody wants to upset them; Alice has no such advantage and thusly is fair game.

* '''Averted''': Everyone, even Lucy, gets in trouble for their crimes.

* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh, come on! There is no justice in the world."

* '''Deconstructed''': After getting punished one too many times while Lucy [[KarmaHoudini gets away scot free]], Alice [[BreakTheCutie finally snaps]] and takes matters into her own hands, [[WhosLaughingNow beating the ever-loving crap out of Lucy]] -- if she's going to get into trouble ''anyway'', [[AllCrimesAreEqual why not go all the way]]?

* '''Exaggerated''': Lucy is a KarmaHoudini who does ''horrible'' things; Alice accidentally misses the trash can while throwing a wrapper away and is busted for littering.

* '''Double Subverted''': ...But then tries it again and gets caught, and blamed for everything ''Lucy'' did to boot.

* '''Enforced''': It's a kid's show, and while the writers can sometimes get away with showing "bad" people doing bad things, the protagonists must be punished or else [[MoralGuardians Moral Guardians]] will complain. In a sense, this applies the trope to the writers.

* '''Defied''': Alice says that Lucy did it first and the police arrest both.

* '''Conversed''': "The characters never ''both'' get in trouble. One has to be a [[KarmaHoudini karma Houdini]] to make the other seem more like a [[ButtMonkey Buttmonkey]]."

* '''Reconstructed''': Lucy counters the attack and ends up beating the ever-loving crap out of Alice, Alice then gets in trouble for starting a fight with Lucy on top of everything else.
* '''Played For Drama''': Lucy the BigBad kills Alice and gets away with it. When Bob tries to avenge her death, he gets arrested.

* '''Downplayed''': ???

* '''Discussed''': "I don't care if you've never been caught, it's bound to happen eventually!"

* '''Justified''': Lucy's parents are powerful, so nobody wants to upset them; Alice has no such advantage and thusly is fair game.

* '''Deconstructed''': After getting punished one too many times while Lucy [[KarmaHoudini gets away scot free]], Alice [[BreakTheCutie finally snaps]] and takes matters into her own hands, [[WhosLaughingNow beating the ever-loving crap out of Lucy]] -- if she's going to get into trouble ''anyway'', [[AllCrimesAreEqual why not go all the way]]?
* '''Reconstructed''': Lucy counters the attack and ends up beating the ever-loving crap out of Alice, Alice then gets in trouble for starting a fight with Lucy on top of everything else.

* '''Exploited''': Turns out Lucy was actually an AntiHero.
* '''Played For Laughs:''' See Parodied.
* '''Played For Drama:''' Lucy the BigBad kills Alice and gets away with it. When Bob tries to avenge her death, he gets arrested.

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* '''Parodied''': Lucy [[KickTheDog kills a dog]] and gets away with it. Alice tickles a dog and [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous gets chased by an angry mob]].

* '''Conversed''': "The characters never ''both'' get in trouble. One has to be a [[KarmaHoudini karma Houdini]] to make the other seem more like a [[Buttmonkey Buttmonkey]]."

* '''Invoked''': ???

* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???

* '''Enforced''': ???

* '''Parodied''': Lucy [[KickThePuppy kills a dog]] and gets away with it. Alice tickles a dog and [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous gets chased by an angry mob]].

* '''Parodied''': Lucy [[ShotTheDog kills a dog]] and gets away with it. Alice tickles a dog and [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous gets chased by an angry mob]].

* '''Inverted''': Sweet Alice can do no wrong while nasty little Lucy [[{{ptitle315nmtwnjpe4}} Can't Get Away With Nuthin']].

* '''Parodied''': ???

* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

* '''Defied''': ???

* '''Played For Laughs:''' ???

* '''Reconstructed''': ???

* '''Played For Drama:''' BigBad kills Alice and got away with it. When Bob tried to avenge her death, he gets arrested.