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Since: Oct, 2009
Strange
Since: Jun, 2018
18th Jun, 2018 05:59:14 AM
Thanks. Will do. (I thought I had but obviously got lost along the way...)
Very often in action films, there will be a scene where the villain has captured some hostages, or is about to release the super-weapon, and says that the The Hero will be morally responsible for all these deaths unless The Villain gets what he wants. This is obviously wrong as The Villain is both practically and morally responsible for their own actions.
Is there an existing Trope that describes this? It is similar to Accomplice by Inaction, but it is more about misplaced morality/responsibility.
Edited by Strange