History PlayingWith / NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished

** Bob saves a town from being sucked into a black hole, and everyone chews him out for not letting the police do their job.

** Jim gives a homeless man a sandwich to eat. The homeless man eagerly accepts the sandwich, but has a severe allergic reaction to it and dies. The homeless man's brother, having recently heard of his poverty, comes to pick him up, only to find him dead at Jim's feet. Jim is arrested and sent to jail for life due to "killing" the homeless man.

** Marcy realizes that, if heroes get punished, [[LaserGuidedKarma villains get rewarded,]] and thus pulls a FaceHeelTurn. This results in the [[UngratefulBastard ungrateful society]] getting thoroughly screwed over [[LaserGuidedKarma the same way they screwed Marcy]], leaving her [[WhosLaughingNow laughing in their faces]] for their shenanigans.

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** Bob is

* '''Parodied''': Marcy finds a little girl wandering around lost, tries to help her find her parents, and is promptly accused of trying to kidnap her and run out of town.

* '''Straight''': [[BlackMagicianGirl Marcy]] rescues a DamselInDistress from a monster. Unfortunately, this grabs the attention of the monster's master, who decides to punish her for her defiance...
* Bob saves a town from being sucked into a black hole, and everyone chews him out for not letting the police do their job.

** In regards to Downplayed #2: This is because PoliceBrutality [[TruthInTelevision is a real problem,]] [[DidntThinkThisThrough and if Marcy's been rewarded, then this opens up to further abuse, such as]] other police officers following suit and using excessive force against, say, petty thieves, for example.

** In regards to Downplayed #2: This is because PoliceBrutality [[TruthInTelevision is a real problem,]] [[DidntThinkThisThrough and if Marcy's been rewarded, then this opens up to further abuse, such as]] other police officers following suit and using excessive force against, say, minorities, for example.

** If people start acknowledging one's good deeds,it may escalate into people [[WantsAPrizeaForBasicDecency being good for a reward]], therefore it is better to punish the genuine do gooder in order to prevent such a mindset from growing.

* '''Defied''': "Well that's not being realistic. That's being fashionably cynical."

** Marcy kills off many innocent people just ForTheEvulz, yet the mayor rewards her for her monstrous deed.

** Marcy realizes that, if heroes get punished, [[LaserGuidedKarma villains get rewarded,]] and thus pulls a FaceHeelTurn.
*** This results in the [[UngratefulBastard ungrateful society]] getting thoroughly screwed over [[LaserGuidedKarma the same way they screwed Marcy]], leaving her [[WhosLaughingNow laughing in their faces]] for their shenanigans.

** In regards to Downplayed #2: This is because PoliceBrutality [[TruthInTelevision is a real problem,]] [[DidntThinkThisThrough and if Marcy's been rewarded, then this opens up to further abuse, such as]] [[UnfortunateImplications other police officers following suit and using excessive force against, say, minorities, for example.]]

** While Officer Marcy did catch the terrorist, it turned out that she used excessive force [[PoliceBrutality by tasering the terrorist even after he stopped resisting.]] [[ArrestedForHeroism While she wasn't arrested outright]] - the general public hailed her as a hero and, and the police department gave in to the pressure against arrest - she did get suspended and demoted.

** While Officer Marcy did catch the terrorist, it turned out that she used excessive force [[PoliceBrutality by tasering the terrorist even after he stopped resisting.]] While she wasn't arrested outright, she did get suspended and demoted from her job for a couple of months. (It helped that the terrorist was a particularly notorious one, and that Marcy was hailed as a hero by the general public. They disagree with the court judge's decision in charging Marcy - with one talkback radio host calling the judge a traitor.)

** In regards to Downplayed #2: This is because PoliceBrutality [[TruthInTelevision is a real problem,]] and can easily get out of hand if it is rewarded in any way. That's why procedures are in place.

** While Officer Marcy did catch the terrorist, it turned out that she used excessive force [[PoliceBrutality by tasering the terrorist even after he stopped resisting.]] While she wasn't arrested outright (it helped that the terrorist was a particularly notorious one), she did get suspended from her job for a couple of months.

** In regards to Downplayed #3: this is because PoliceBrutality [[TruthInTelevision is a real problem,]] and can easily get out of hand if it is rewarded in any way. That's why procedures are in place.

** "ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight"

** [[VirginSacrifice Marcy rescues a maiden from being sacrificed by an evil cult]]. Said "victim" bursts into tears and kicks her in the shin because [[WeddingSmashers Marcy crashed her "wedding"]].

** "ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight!"

* '''Averted''': Marcy rescues a DistressedDamsel from a monster. She is given a reward by the damsel's thankful father, and sets off to perform more heroism.

** [[ThenLetMeBeEvil Alternatively, Marcy finally turns on society for spurning her good deeds]], [[AxCrazy letting the ingrates know]] [[OmnicidalManiac just how screwed they are.]]

NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished... [[Theatre/{{Wicked}} No act of charity goes unresented]].

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* '''Downplayed''': [[VirginSacrifice Marcy rescues a maiden from being sacrificed by an evil cult]]. Said "victim" bursts into tears and kicks her in the shin because [[WeddingSmashers Marcy crashed her "wedding"]].
** While Officer Marcy did catch the terrorist, it turned out that she used excessive force [[PoliceBrutality by tasering the terrorist even after he stopped resisting.]] After a series of inquiries, Marcy was suspended from her job.

** In regards to Downplayed #3, this is because PoliceBrutality [[TruthInTelevision is a real problem,]] and can easily get out of hand if it is rewarded in any way. That's why procedures are in place.

** While Marcy did catch the terrorist, it turned out that she used excessive force [[PoliceBrutality by tasering the terrorist even after he stopped resisting and ending up killing him.]] Not only did she not get any praise for stopping the crime, but she got arrested outright.
* '''Downplayed''': [[VirginSacrifice Marcy rescues a maiden from being sacrificed by an evil cult]]. Said "victim" bursts into tears and kicks her in the shin because [[WeddingSmashers Marcy crashed her "wedding"]].

** In regards to Downplayed #3, this is because PoliceBrutality [[TruthInTelevision is a real problem,]] and is something that simply must not get out of hand.

** [[DestructiveSavior While Marcy did catch the terrorist, hit (and killed/maimed) a pedestrian, rammed into several other innocent cars, and destroyed a shopping mall - all in the process of her police chase.]] [[PoliceBrutality Plus she tasered the terrorist even after he stopped resisting.]] [[RealityEnsues Because of the resultant civil rights violations, the city police ends up being the target of a class action lawsuit and a series of damning inquiries by the national government.]] It also did not help that for the next few years, the city became particularly dangerous, because people stopped trusting/respecting the police force.

** [[DestructiveSavior While Marcy did catch the criminal, hit (and killed/maimed) a pedestrian, rammed into several other innocent cars, and destroyed a shopping mall - all in the process of her police chase.]] [[PoliceBrutality Plus she tasered the criminal even after he stopped resisting.]] [[RealityEnsues Because of the resultant civil rights violations, the city police ends up being the target of a class action lawsuit and a series of unforgiving inquiries by the national human rights agency.]]

* '''Exploited''': Marcy, knowing that saving the DamselInDistress from the monster will attract the attention of the monster's master, saves her anyway, so Marcy can set up a trap for when he comes to take revenge on her.