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Momochi
Since: Jan, 2011
Chabal2
Since: Jan, 2010
4th Mar, 2021 04:51:30 AM
No, that's in response to a problem, this is someone making a rule specifically to get at one person, but it ends up affecting everyone else as well.
A lawmaker passes a law that affects everyone but the real target is a single person, usually a personal enemy. Often leads to The Streisand Effect or the Forbidden Fruit effect.
- Something Positive has a city official get humiliated when his attempt to hijack Mike's Real Life Superhero persona for PR purposes backfires in public. When next seen he's trying to pass a law to ban those activities (and making no effort to disguise that it's solely to get back at Mike, calling it the "Who's laughing now, jerk" ordinance).
- After Harry Potter gives an interview to the Quibbler revealing Voldemort's return, Umbridge puts out a blanket ban on the magazine, ensuring that everyone will try to get their hands on it to know why it was banned.
Edited by Chabal2