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** The police figures out that in order for the assilant who killed Jim to get away unseen, he had to run a quarter mile in ten seconds and leap over a six-feet-wide creek. That immediately removes Bob and 30% of the population of [[MeaningfulName Lame Leg Junction]], who consider it a good day when they can shuffle forward at ten inches an hour.
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** Bob is singled out as the only possible suspect ''because'' he has a disability - such as saliva he left behind having traces of a very specific and tightly restricted type of medicine only supplied to patients with his sickness.
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** Bob needs prosthetic legs to walk, so the police finds very strange that the alleged "home invasion" that led to Bob killing Jim in self-defense happened so suddenly that Bob shot Jim [[MultipleGunshotDeath twenty times in a panic]] but not suddenly enough that Bob had enough time to put on said legs and walk to where he kept his gun.
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* '''Played for Drama''': Bob was HidingTheHandicap to prevent losing his job and although he's cleared of suspicion of murder, the alibi that the police discovered might leave him unemployed.
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** The disability is absurd, such as a crippling AbsurdPhobia. It even leads to a moment in which it's demonstrated that it's NotHyperbole -- Bob 'does'' faint instantly whenever he tries to lie, so if he says he's not the killer, he's ''definitely'' not the killer.
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** The disability is absurd, such as a crippling AbsurdPhobia. It even leads to a moment in which it's demonstrated that it's NotHyperbole -- Bob 'does'' ''does'' faint instantly whenever he tries to lie, so if he says he's not the killer, he's ''definitely'' not the killer.
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** Bob's disabilities are not obstructive/weakening enough to prevent him from possibly committing the murder he's being accused of.
* '''Enforced''':???The writers want to make an episode that deals with a MiscarriageOfJustice brought upon by blind police zealotry -- a man will be tossed in jail without considering whether or not the fact that he's got a disablity would actually allow him to perform the crime, and this is just a ''major'' [[KickTheDog dick move]].
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** The disability is absurd, such as a crippling AbsurdPhobia. It even leads to a moment in which it's demonstrated that it's NotHyperbole -- Bob 'does'' faint instantly whenever he tries to lie, so if he says he's not the killer, he's ''definitely'' not the killer.
** The police gives the whole [[Franchise/{{Dragnet}} Joe Friday]] treatment to a brittle-boned quadraplegic cross-eyed deaf-mute with less intelligence than [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Ralph Wiggum]] that they insist is the Cheasapeake Sniper.
** The disability is absurd, such as a crippling AbsurdPhobia. It even leads to a moment in which it's demonstrated that it's NotHyperbole -- Bob 'does'' faint instantly whenever he tries to lie, so if he says he's not the killer, he's ''definitely'' not the killer.
** The police gives the whole [[Franchise/{{Dragnet}} Joe Friday]] treatment to a brittle-boned quadraplegic cross-eyed deaf-mute with less intelligence than [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Ralph Wiggum]] that they insist is the Cheasapeake Sniper.
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* '''Inverted''': Bob has very poor vision. That means he probably wouldn't have been able to pick out all the details on the person he claims he saw commit the murder.
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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
** Bob has very poor vision. That means he probably wouldn't have been able to pick out all the details on the person he claims he saw commit themurder.murder.
** The detectives deduce that the victim was beaten to death with a walking stick. Bob can walk unaided and doesn't even own a walking stick, so he's cleared of responsibility for the killing.
** Bob has very poor vision. That means he probably wouldn't have been able to pick out all the details on the person he claims he saw commit the
** The detectives deduce that the victim was beaten to death with a walking stick. Bob can walk unaided and doesn't even own a walking stick, so he's cleared of responsibility for the killing.
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* '''Double Subverted''': ...However, it turns out he still couldn't have committed the murder because his hands have a tremor and he couldn't have aimed properly even being able to see.
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* '''Double Subverted''': ...However, it turns out he still couldn't have committed the murder because his hands have a tremor and he couldn't have aimed properly even being able to if he could see.
* '''Invoked''': Charlie, the actual killer, brings Bob with him and then absconds after he's killed his victim, [[RedHerring leaving Bob to be picked up and then ruled out by the police]].
* '''Implied''': Bob is called in for questioning, then he walks out of the police interrogation room accompanied by a guide dog.
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'''Basic Trope''': A disability of some sort serves as a reason a person couldn't be guilty.
* '''Straight''': The police suspect Bob of murder, but it turns out Bob has very poor vision. The murder took place after nightfall and Bob couldn't have seen well enough to aim the gun.
* '''Exaggerated''': The police suspect Bob of murder, but it turns out Bob doesn't have good enough vision to have aimed the gun, that he has an allergy that would have been triggered by the pollen where the murder happened, and that he recently broke both legs and has been confined to a wheelchair.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob has very poor vision. The victim ''was'' being loud enough that he might have been able to shoot him based on his sense of hearing; however, the location of the bullet makes it unlikely.
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': Bob has very poor vision. That means he probably wouldn't have been able to pick out all the details on the other person he claims he saw commit the murder.
* '''Subverted''': The police suspect Bob of murder and find out he's almost blind, which would seem to clear him...but then it turns out Bob has been faking his condition for years.
* '''Double Subverted''':...However, it turns out he still couldn't have committed the murder because his hands have a tremor and he couldn't have aimed properly even being able to see.
* '''Parodied''': The police suspect Bob of murder, and are on their way to arrest him when [[OnlySaneWoman Alice]] points out that Bob is completely paralyzed from the neck downwards.
* '''Zig Zagged''': The police suspect Bob of murder. They give up on him as a suspect after finding out he's blind, but then they uncover evidence he's been faking it. However, then they discover Bob has a hand tremor, but that wouldn't necessarily mean he couldn't send someone else to do it.
* '''Averted''': Bob has no disability to clear him of guilt.
* '''Straight''': The police suspect Bob of murder, but it turns out Bob has very poor vision. The murder took place after nightfall and Bob couldn't have seen well enough to aim the gun.
* '''Exaggerated''': The police suspect Bob of murder, but it turns out Bob doesn't have good enough vision to have aimed the gun, that he has an allergy that would have been triggered by the pollen where the murder happened, and that he recently broke both legs and has been confined to a wheelchair.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob has very poor vision. The victim ''was'' being loud enough that he might have been able to shoot him based on his sense of hearing; however, the location of the bullet makes it unlikely.
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': Bob has very poor vision. That means he probably wouldn't have been able to pick out all the details on the other person he claims he saw commit the murder.
* '''Subverted''': The police suspect Bob of murder and find out he's almost blind, which would seem to clear him...but then it turns out Bob has been faking his condition for years.
* '''Double Subverted''':...However, it turns out he still couldn't have committed the murder because his hands have a tremor and he couldn't have aimed properly even being able to see.
* '''Parodied''': The police suspect Bob of murder, and are on their way to arrest him when [[OnlySaneWoman Alice]] points out that Bob is completely paralyzed from the neck downwards.
* '''Zig Zagged''': The police suspect Bob of murder. They give up on him as a suspect after finding out he's blind, but then they uncover evidence he's been faking it. However, then they discover Bob has a hand tremor, but that wouldn't necessarily mean he couldn't send someone else to do it.
* '''Averted''': Bob has no disability to clear him of guilt.
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'''Basic Trope''': A disability of some sort serves as a reason a person couldn't be guilty.
guilty of a crime.
* '''Straight''': The police suspect Bob of murder, but it turns out Bob has very poor vision. The murder took place after nightfall and Bob couldn't have seen well enough to aim thegun.
gun.
* '''Exaggerated''': The police suspect Bob of murder, but it turns out Bob doesn't have good enough vision to have aimed the gun, that he has an allergy that would have been triggered by the pollen where the murder happened, and that he recently broke both legs and has been confined to awheelchair.
wheelchair.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob has very poor vision. The victim ''was'' being loud enough that he might have been able to shoot him based on his sense of hearing; however, the location of the bullet makes itunlikely.
unlikely.
* '''Justified''':???
Bob's disability or disabilities affect one or more parts of his body that were vital to his being able to commit the crime.
* '''Inverted''': Bob has very poor vision. That means he probably wouldn't have been able to pick out all the details on theother person he claims he saw commit the murder.
murder.
* '''Subverted''': The police suspect Bob of murder and find out he's almost blind, which would seem to clearhim...him ... but then it turns out Bob has been [[ObfuscatingDisability faking his condition condition]] for years.
years.
* '''DoubleSubverted''':...Subverted''': ...However, it turns out he still couldn't have committed the murder because his hands have a tremor and he couldn't have aimed properly even being able to see.
see.
* '''Parodied''': The police suspect Bob of murder, and are on their way to arrest him when[[OnlySaneWoman [[OnlySaneMan Alice]] points out that Bob is completely paralyzed from the neck downwards.
downwards.
*'''Zig Zagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''': The police suspect Bob of murder. They give up on him as a suspect after finding out he's blind, but then they uncover evidence he's been faking it. However, then they discover Bob has a hand tremor, but that wouldn't doesn't necessarily mean he couldn't send have sent someone else to do it.
it.
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** Bob has no disability to clear him ofguilt.guilt.
** Bob has an alibi that has nothing to do with any handicap he may have.
* '''Straight''': The police suspect Bob of murder, but it turns out Bob has very poor vision. The murder took place after nightfall and Bob couldn't have seen well enough to aim the
* '''Exaggerated''': The police suspect Bob of murder, but it turns out Bob doesn't have good enough vision to have aimed the gun, that he has an allergy that would have been triggered by the pollen where the murder happened, and that he recently broke both legs and has been confined to a
* '''Downplayed''': Bob has very poor vision. The victim ''was'' being loud enough that he might have been able to shoot him based on his sense of hearing; however, the location of the bullet makes it
* '''Justified''':
* '''Inverted''': Bob has very poor vision. That means he probably wouldn't have been able to pick out all the details on the
* '''Subverted''': The police suspect Bob of murder and find out he's almost blind, which would seem to clear
* '''Double
* '''Parodied''': The police suspect Bob of murder, and are on their way to arrest him when
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** Bob has no disability to clear him of
** Bob has an alibi that has nothing to do with any handicap he may have.
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* '''Lampshaded''': "What an embarrassment...trying to arrest a blind guy for a shooting."
* '''Exploited''': Bob [[DeliberateInjuryGambit deliberately injures himself]] so the police won't suspect him.
* '''Defied''': The police suspect everyone the same regardless of disability.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Exploited''': Bob [[DeliberateInjuryGambit deliberately injures himself]] so the police won't suspect him.
* '''Defied''': The police suspect everyone the same regardless of disability.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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* '''Lampshaded''': "What an embarrassment...embarrassment ... trying to arrest a blind guy for a shooting."
* '''Exploited''': Bob [[DeliberateInjuryGambit deliberately injures himself]] so the police won't suspecthim.
him.
* '''Defied''': The police suspect everyone the same regardless ofdisability.
the presence or absence of disability.
* '''Discussed''':???
"I think suspect number three is the easiest one to rule out, because he has low vision."
* '''Conversed''':???"In every other show, the suspect with the disability turns out to have been either ObfuscatingDisability or [[EvilCripple the perpetrator]]."
* '''Exploited''': Bob [[DeliberateInjuryGambit deliberately injures himself]] so the police won't suspect
* '''Defied''': The police suspect everyone the same regardless of
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'''Basic Trope''': A disability of some sort serves as a reason a person couldn't be guilty.
* '''Straight''': The police suspect Bob of murder, but it turns out Bob has very poor vision. The murder took place after nightfall and Bob couldn't have seen well enough to aim the gun.
* '''Exaggerated''': The police suspect Bob of murder, but it turns out Bob doesn't have good enough vision to have aimed the gun, that he has an allergy that would have been triggered by the pollen where the murder happened, and that he recently broke both legs and has been confined to a wheelchair.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob has very poor vision. The victim ''was'' being loud enough that he might have been able to shoot him based on his sense of hearing; however, the location of the bullet makes it unlikely.
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': Bob has very poor vision. That means he probably wouldn't have been able to pick out all the details on the other person he claims he saw commit the murder.
* '''Subverted''': The police suspect Bob of murder and find out he's almost blind, which would seem to clear him...but then it turns out Bob has been faking his condition for years.
* '''Double Subverted''':...However, it turns out he still couldn't have committed the murder because his hands have a tremor and he couldn't have aimed properly even being able to see.
* '''Parodied''': The police suspect Bob of murder, and are on their way to arrest him when [[OnlySaneWoman Alice]] points out that Bob is completely paralyzed from the neck downwards.
* '''Zig Zagged''': The police suspect Bob of murder. They give up on him as a suspect after finding out he's blind, but then they uncover evidence he's been faking it. However, then they discover Bob has a hand tremor, but that wouldn't necessarily mean he couldn't send someone else to do it.
* '''Averted''': Bob has no disability to clear him of guilt.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': "What an embarrassment...trying to arrest a blind guy for a shooting."
* '''Exploited''': Bob [[DeliberateInjuryGambit deliberately injures himself]] so the police won't suspect him.
* '''Defied''': The police suspect everyone the same regardless of disability.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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* '''Straight''': The police suspect Bob of murder, but it turns out Bob has very poor vision. The murder took place after nightfall and Bob couldn't have seen well enough to aim the gun.
* '''Exaggerated''': The police suspect Bob of murder, but it turns out Bob doesn't have good enough vision to have aimed the gun, that he has an allergy that would have been triggered by the pollen where the murder happened, and that he recently broke both legs and has been confined to a wheelchair.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob has very poor vision. The victim ''was'' being loud enough that he might have been able to shoot him based on his sense of hearing; however, the location of the bullet makes it unlikely.
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': Bob has very poor vision. That means he probably wouldn't have been able to pick out all the details on the other person he claims he saw commit the murder.
* '''Subverted''': The police suspect Bob of murder and find out he's almost blind, which would seem to clear him...but then it turns out Bob has been faking his condition for years.
* '''Double Subverted''':...However, it turns out he still couldn't have committed the murder because his hands have a tremor and he couldn't have aimed properly even being able to see.
* '''Parodied''': The police suspect Bob of murder, and are on their way to arrest him when [[OnlySaneWoman Alice]] points out that Bob is completely paralyzed from the neck downwards.
* '''Zig Zagged''': The police suspect Bob of murder. They give up on him as a suspect after finding out he's blind, but then they uncover evidence he's been faking it. However, then they discover Bob has a hand tremor, but that wouldn't necessarily mean he couldn't send someone else to do it.
* '''Averted''': Bob has no disability to clear him of guilt.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': "What an embarrassment...trying to arrest a blind guy for a shooting."
* '''Exploited''': Bob [[DeliberateInjuryGambit deliberately injures himself]] so the police won't suspect him.
* '''Defied''': The police suspect everyone the same regardless of disability.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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