History Main / AllCrimesAreEqual

* In ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'', downplayed by SAO's player cursors; any player who commits a crime gets their cursor turned orange instead of the usual green, regardless if that crime is Player Killing or just transporting a green player to the prison area (including if that green player is just sitting as bait for a guild of orange players). Possibly because of this, SAO players give the nickname "red players" to murderers (it may also originate from the 1997 MMO Ultima Online, where lawful players have a blue tag and minor lawbreaking bestows a grey tag, but serial murderers are identified by their red tag). However, the permanence of the cursor-change is variable; if you PK, you're orange for good, but otherwise it'll wear off over time unless you commit repeated offenses.

* WebVideo/PartyCrashers: In "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIjJshIqabA Mario Party but we're Trapped in PRISON]]", Brent debates on whether to steal a Star from Nick or Vernias when he visits the Boo. He brings up how in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR0k0M_OtPg I got bullied in Mario Party 2...]]", Vernias cursed him to roll between 1-3 for one turn, [[RageBreakingPoint which sent him over the edge]], while Nick was obnoxiously more toxic than usual. Nick quickly says that this makes him and Vernias even, leading to Vernias angrily pointing out how that doesn't make any sense.

* LetsPlay/PartyCrashers: In "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIjJshIqabA Mario Party but we're Trapped in PRISON]]", Brent debates on whether to steal a Star from Nick or Vernias when he visits the Boo. He brings up how in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR0k0M_OtPg I got bullied in Mario Party 2...]]", Vernias cursed him to roll between 1-3 for one turn, [[RageBreakingPoint which sent him over the edge]], while Nick was obnoxiously more toxic than usual. Nick quickly says that this makes him and Vernias even, leading to Vernias angrily pointing out how that doesn't make any sense.

The problem, however, is that if merely suggesting the emperor is fallible carries the death sentence, what do you do with more severe criminals such as [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking arsonists? Traitors? Murderers? Bank robbers? Jaywalkers?]]

* ''WebAnimation/TurnaboutStorm'': While this certainly isn't the case for both universes involved, after [[Franchise/AceAttorney Phoenix]] learns that in [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Equestria]] they punish the very rare crime of murder with banishment [[TheNotSoHarmlessPunishment to the Moon or the Sun]], he's left worried for a while thinking that this might be their to-go punishment for every crime. He brings this up later when he takes part in breaking and entering during an evidence hunt:

* The entirety of '' Website/{{Goanimate}}'' videos. You could litter on the sidewalk and get sentenced to 60 years or even worse...''death''. An even more ludicrous example of this is Caillou getting arrested for simply being a baby show character after calling the cops that his dad was going to rob a bank.

* In ''Series/Loki2021'', the [[TimePolice Time Variance Authority]] will arrest anyone who causes a deviation in the Sacred Timeline. The punishment is always the same - they're taken to the TVA to be tried and [[DeadlyEuphemism pruned]], while their entire branched timeline is exterminated. The deviation could been you collecting the Infinity Stones and becoming ruler of the universe, or you could've just been late for work when you weren't supposed to be.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'', Underland, led by the tyrannical Baron Underbheit, has "Underlaw". All infractions of Underlaw are punished with death. This winds up annoying Underbheit when he captures Dr. Venture and needs to hold him before killing him. Since Underland has no prison, he's forced to lock him in the pantry.

* ''WebVideo/ElementAnimation'''s Villagers from Villager News are put in the Pit of Death for any crime, whether it's stealing or littering or not giving away the antidote to giant-creeper-ness.

* PlayedForLaughs in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' when Azula becomes the Fire Lord because the punishment for five-minutes delay or any "treason" of this range is banishment and not death.

* Inspector Carmelita Fox of ''VideoGame/SlyCooper'' fame is a firm believer in this, believing that ''all'' lawbreakers should be brought to justice no matter what. Whether you're a jaywalker, a murderer, or a simple thief, if you do a crime, she can and will chase you to the ends of the Earth. It should be noted that this is in more of a LawfulStupid manner (given that Carmelita's a professional cop first and foremost) than full-on BlackAndWhiteInsanity, as this doesn't stop her from having a DatingCatwoman relationship with Sly himself, or [[EnemyMine teaming up]] with the Cooper Gang to take down the BigBad in the end.

* Some of the {{Sociopathic Hero}}es in the ''ComicBook/AstroCity'' story arc "The Dark Ages" take this view, dispensing major punishment for crimes as minor as littering. In one example, The Pale Horseman [[KillItWithFire incinerates]] three teenage boys for shoplifting ''shopping carts.''

* Some of the {{Sociopathic Hero}}es in the ''ComicBook/AstroCity'' story arc "The Dark Ages" take this view, dispensing punishment for crimes as minor as littering. In one example, The Pale Horseman [[KillItWithFire incinerates]] three teenage boys for shoplifting ''shopping carts.''