History Main / MischiefForPunishment

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* In the anime version of ''MiyukiChanInWonderland'', the playing card girls are painting the rose girls' white costumes red. They are intentionally doing a rather shoddy job of it, hoping that [[{{Dominatrix}} the Queen]] will "punish" them.

* Lisa of ''Webcomic/{{Sunstone}}'' ''loves'' getting in trouble with her friend and mistress Ally -- as she explains to Anne, it's often a good idea, when you are the sub in a BDSM relationship, to give your dom a reason to "punish" you, as it does wonders for setting the mood.

* In one ''{{ComicBook/Fables}}'' short story, Mowgli makes sure to get locked up by his enemies. Not because he likes it in itself, but because it's preferable to being out in the open as the monsters he have unleashed go berserk.

* In one ''{{Fables}}'' short story, Mowgli makes sure to get locked up by his enemies. Not because he likes it in itself, but because it's preferable to being out in the open as the monsters he have unleashed go berserk.

* In the Series/DoctorWho comic The Forgotten the 8th Doctor is in prison so he can break out and steal the Great Key of Rassilon.

* In Film/{{Secretary}}, the eponymous woman begins making egregious spelling errors in her typing to try to goad her boss into punishing her, from which she derives sexual gratification.

* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' has a number of [[AnIcePerson ice villains]], including Mr. Freeze, [[GetIntoJailFree purposefully get sent to jail]] to help with a break-out. Once there they pull this trope again, with Mr. Freeze faking a fight so that he gets taken to the warden (Amanda Waller) as part of the operation.

* Happens in an episode of ''FamilyGuy'' after Stewie misbehaves, is hit by Lois, and realizes he enjoys the abuse. He spends the rest of the episode trying to get into trouble just so that she'll spank him again.
* On ''FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'', Bloo tries to get himself grounded so he wouldn't have a [[CordonBleughChef disgusting-looking dish]] being prepared for that night's dinner. However [[CantGetInTroubleForNuthin Harriman winds up ignoring him]] while punishing everyone else in the house for nonsensical crimes so that they don't find out about his carrot addiction.

->'''Princess Christine''': [[LockedInTheDungeon What a wonderful place!]] I hope you'll send me here for punishment some time.\\

* Dinah Glass in ''{{The Demon Headmaster}}''. She knows something is off about her school and is afraid but doesn't know why so she decides to get in trouble and see what happens to her.

* Destra spends most of ''The Intimates'' doing every outlandish thing she can think of to get expelled from the SuperheroSchool she attends. None of her attempts work. She has a history with this sort of behavior, having succeeded in provoking expulsions from 15 boarding schools over the past few years. She's not really into the whole "school" thing.

* In ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', part of SelfDemonstrating/{{the Joker}}'s plan involves getting arrested by the police, because that's the only way he can get close to (and murder) Lao.

-->-- ''CityOfDreams''

* In ''CityOfDreams'', Christine is eager to indulge her masochism. See page quote.

'''Dan:''' Well, he pulled it on Rorschach, and Rorschach dropped him down an elevator shaft.

* In ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', part of the Joker's plan involves getting arrested by the police, because that's the only way he can get close to (and murder) Lao.

* One rather epic scene in ''Slave World'' is when Ruth attack Lady Isobel in front of a lot of witnesses. Ruth had just been declared innocent by the court, which mean that she would be shipped back home to her own timeline - and thus lose her beloved Isobel forever. By attacking her, she made herself guilty of a real crime. Just as she intended, she was promptly sentenced [[PropertyOfLove to be Isobel's slave]].

* In one episode of ''{{Castle}}'', a man intentionally lets himself be arrested for murder. It turns out, he was a rogue spy, killing a spy sent to bring him in, and he needed to get the files on a certain person.
* At least one con on ''{{Leverage}}'' involve one member of the team being taken into the security room for minor purposes, to case the place and maybe plant a bug.

* {{Cracked}} has one [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19339_the-6-dumbest-things-schools-are-doing-in-name-safety.html article]] about this happening at a high school.

* ''YoungJustice'' has a number of [[AnIcePerson ice villains]], including Mr. Freeze, [[GetIntoJailFree purposefully get sent to jail]] to help with a break-out. Once there they pull this trope again, with Mr. Freeze faking a fight so that he gets taken to the warden (Amanda Waller) as part of the operation.

* One rather epic scene in ''{{Slaveworld}}'' is when Ruth attack Lady Isobel in front of a lot of witnesses. Ruth had just been declared innocent by the court, which mean that she would be shipped back home to her own timeline - and thus lose her beloved Isobel forever. By attacking her, she made herself guilty of a real crime. Just as she intended, she was promptly sentenced [[PropertyOfLove to be Isobel's slave]].

* In ''TheDarkKnight'', part of the Joker's plan involves getting arrested by the police, because that's the only way he can get close to (and murder) Lao.

* On ''FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'', Bloo tries to get himself grounded so he wouldn't have a [[CordonBleughChef disgusting-looking dish]] being prepared for that night's dinner.

* Dinah Glass in ''{{TheDemonHeadmaster}}''. She knows something is off about her school and is afraid but doesn't know why so she decides to get in trouble and see what happens to her.

* {{Cracked}} has one [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19339_the-6-dumbest-things-schools-are-doing-in-name-safety_p2.html#ixzz1VOWlGi2B article]] about this happening at a high school.

* ''SmallFavors'' play this for laughs as part of a [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean very]] FriendlyWar.

* In one ''{{Fables}}'' short story, Mowglii makes sure to get locked up by his enemies. Not because he like it in itself, but because it's preferable to being out in the open as the monsters he have unleashed go berserk.

* In the BackStory to ''{{Watchmen}}'' there was the villain Captain Carnage who tried this but didn't do so well.