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** Bob is caught stealing and convicted. Due to his criminal record, finding legitimate employment is all but impossible, and he ends up TrappedInVillainy, unable to escape the ViciousCycle of crime he's been caught in unaided. Society is unsympathetic to his plight and leaves him to rot on his downward spiral.
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* '''Justified''': This trope ''is'' a justification of any number of criminal-related tropes, and frequently has to do with the criminal being poor.
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* '''Justified''': This trope ''is'' Bob can't get a justification of any number of criminal-related tropes, legal job for whatever reason and frequently has to do with the criminal being poor.choose between his morals and his belly.
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** In incarcerating him, Hiro is giving Bob exactly what he's been seeking: food and shelter.
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** Every crime Bob commits [[ItGetsEasier desensitizes him]] to the point where it becomes [[CompulsiveVillainy habitual]], regardless of how justified it is.
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** Every crime Bob commits [[ItGetsEasier desensitizes him]] to the point where it becomes [[CompulsiveVillainy [[ChronicVillainy habitual]], regardless of how justified it is.
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* '''Deconstructed''': [[TheHero Hiro]] catches Bob, and asks why he's robbing a bank. Bob says that he's doing it because he's poor and has no other way to get money. Hiro tells Bob that FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse.
* '''Reconstructed''': Still, even though he doesn't appreciate Bob trying to use his lack of money as an excuse, Hiro still sympathizes with Bob and offers him some money and [[HeelFaceTurn the chance to turn his life around]].
* '''Reconstructed''': Still, even though he doesn't appreciate Bob trying to use his lack of money as an excuse, Hiro still sympathizes with Bob and offers him some money and [[HeelFaceTurn the chance to turn his life around]].
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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
** Bob is a genuinely good person, and every crime he commits out of desperation leaves him with [[PersonalHorror moral injury]].
** Every crime Bob commits [[ItGetsEasier desensitizes him]] to the point where it becomes [[CompulsiveVillainy habitual]], regardless of how justified it is.
** [[TheHero Hiro]] catches Bob, and asks why he's robbing a bank. Bob says that he's doing it because he's poor and has no other way to get money. Hiro tells Bob that FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse.
*'''Reconstructed''': '''Reconstructed''':
** Bob becomes [[ItGetsEasier desensitized]] to his life of crime, but nonetheless keeps a firm moral standing to ensure it never gets out of hand, and that he stops immediately once he's no longer in a state of desperation.
** Still, even though he doesn't appreciate Bob trying to use his lack of money as an excuse, Hiro still sympathizes with Bob and offers him some money and [[HeelFaceTurn the chance to turn his life around]].
** Bob is a genuinely good person, and every crime he commits out of desperation leaves him with [[PersonalHorror moral injury]].
** Every crime Bob commits [[ItGetsEasier desensitizes him]] to the point where it becomes [[CompulsiveVillainy habitual]], regardless of how justified it is.
** [[TheHero Hiro]] catches Bob, and asks why he's robbing a bank. Bob says that he's doing it because he's poor and has no other way to get money. Hiro tells Bob that FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse.
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** Bob becomes [[ItGetsEasier desensitized]] to his life of crime, but nonetheless keeps a firm moral standing to ensure it never gets out of hand, and that he stops immediately once he's no longer in a state of desperation.
** Still, even though he doesn't appreciate Bob trying to use his lack of money as an excuse, Hiro still sympathizes with Bob and offers him some money and [[HeelFaceTurn the chance to turn his life around]].
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* '''Subverted''': Bob only uses "because I'm poor" as an excuse - we later find that he lives in an extravagant mansion.
* '''Double Subverted''': But only temporarily; the mansion belongs to his friend Alice, who let him live with her for a while.
* '''Double Subverted''': But only temporarily; the mansion belongs to his friend Alice, who let him live with her for a while.
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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
** Bob only uses "because I'm poor" as an excuse - we later find that he lives in an extravagant mansion.
** Bob is poor, but Officer Charlie points out that he had plenty of legal avenues to get out of his hole and he only chose crime because he's trying to take a shortcut to the easy life.
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** But only temporarily; the mansion belongs to his friend Alice, who let him live with her for awhile.while.
** Bob tried all of the legal methods to escape poverty, but kept getting unlucky breaks and being knocked down until it was steal or starve.
** Bob only uses "because I'm poor" as an excuse - we later find that he lives in an extravagant mansion.
** Bob is poor, but Officer Charlie points out that he had plenty of legal avenues to get out of his hole and he only chose crime because he's trying to take a shortcut to the easy life.
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** But only temporarily; the mansion belongs to his friend Alice, who let him live with her for a
** Bob tried all of the legal methods to escape poverty, but kept getting unlucky breaks and being knocked down until it was steal or starve.
* '''Played for Drama''': Bob being forced into a life of crime is pointed out to be a sign that the system is completely and utterly broken.
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* '''Reconstructed''': Still, even though he doesn't appreciate Bob trying to use his lack of money as an excuse, Hiro still sympathizes with Bob and offers him some money and [[HeelFacTurn the chance to turn his life around]].
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* '''Reconstructed''': Still, even though he doesn't appreciate Bob trying to use his lack of money as an excuse, Hiro still sympathizes with Bob and offers him some money and [[HeelFacTurn [[HeelFaceTurn the chance to turn his life around]].
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'''Basic Trope''': Someone has a good reason for committing crimes.
* '''Straight''': Bob is shown to steal frequently, and this is because he is poor and has no other way to get by.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is an OmnicidalManiac, and somehow there is a good reason for why he is.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob once jaywalked, but only because the crosswalk was full and he was in a hurry to get where he needed to go.
* '''Justified''': This trope ''is'' a justification of any number of criminal-related tropes, and frequently has to do with the criminal being poor.
* '''Inverted''':
** Bob commits crimes ForTheEvulz.
** Bob has no reason to do good things.
** Bob has a good reason for being a hero.
* '''Subverted''': Bob only uses "because I'm poor" as an excuse - we later find that he lives in an extravagant mansion.
* '''Double Subverted''': But only temporarily; the mansion belongs to his friend Alice, who let him live with her for a while.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Criminals are not given any good reason for committing crimes.
* '''Enforced''': "Bob is our AntiVillain and/or JerkassWoobie, right? Maybe we should give him a good reason for why he resorted to a life of crime."
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Bob realizes that his job is going to cause him to lose money, and not wanting to turn to a life of crime, decides to get himself a better job.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': [[TheHero Hiro]] catches Bob, and asks why he's robbing a bank. Bob says that he's doing it because he's poor and has no other way to get money. Hiro tells Bob that FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse.
* '''Reconstructed''': Still, even though he doesn't appreciate Bob trying to use his lack of money as an excuse, Hiro still sympathizes with Bob and offers him some money and [[HeelFacTurn the chance to turn his life around]].
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%% * '''Implied''': ???
%% * '''Played for Laughs''': ???
%% * '''Played for Drama''': ???
%% * '''Played for Horror''': ???
* '''Straight''': Bob is shown to steal frequently, and this is because he is poor and has no other way to get by.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is an OmnicidalManiac, and somehow there is a good reason for why he is.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob once jaywalked, but only because the crosswalk was full and he was in a hurry to get where he needed to go.
* '''Justified''': This trope ''is'' a justification of any number of criminal-related tropes, and frequently has to do with the criminal being poor.
* '''Inverted''':
** Bob commits crimes ForTheEvulz.
** Bob has no reason to do good things.
** Bob has a good reason for being a hero.
* '''Subverted''': Bob only uses "because I'm poor" as an excuse - we later find that he lives in an extravagant mansion.
* '''Double Subverted''': But only temporarily; the mansion belongs to his friend Alice, who let him live with her for a while.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Criminals are not given any good reason for committing crimes.
* '''Enforced''': "Bob is our AntiVillain and/or JerkassWoobie, right? Maybe we should give him a good reason for why he resorted to a life of crime."
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Bob realizes that his job is going to cause him to lose money, and not wanting to turn to a life of crime, decides to get himself a better job.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': [[TheHero Hiro]] catches Bob, and asks why he's robbing a bank. Bob says that he's doing it because he's poor and has no other way to get money. Hiro tells Bob that FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse.
* '''Reconstructed''': Still, even though he doesn't appreciate Bob trying to use his lack of money as an excuse, Hiro still sympathizes with Bob and offers him some money and [[HeelFacTurn the chance to turn his life around]].
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%% * '''Implied''': ???
%% * '''Played for Laughs''': ???
%% * '''Played for Drama''': ???
%% * '''Played for Horror''': ???
