History Main / MischiefForPunishment

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

** In one episode, [[BookDumb Stumpy]] tries to misbehave in class so he will get sent home or be made to StandInTheHall. It backfires since he is forced to write lines instead.

* In ''Film/NorthByNorthwest'', [[MistakenForSpies Roger Thornhill]] pursues [[FemmeFatale Eve Kendall]] and [[BigBad Philip Vandamm]] to an art auction in Chicago, but is cornered by Vandamm's henchmen when he tries to leave. Instead, he disrupts the auction, prompting a call to the police, then gets in a fight with a staff member to get himself arrested. He's taken away by the police, with Vandamm's men unable to intervene, and is later brought to see [[EverybodyCallsHimBarkeep The Professor]], who [[InternalReveal explains to Thornhill what's really going on]].

* Pico in ''Videogame/RuneFactory4'' is constantly doing little things to annoy [[{{Tsundere}} Dolce]]. At first it seems to be just because that's the kinda person she is. However in later conversations it's revealed Pico is a masochist and enjoys the punishments. It's also implied that Dolce enjoys the punishing, or at least tolerates it for Pico's sake.

* 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.[[note]]In real life BDSM, YMMV ''wildly''. This is downright fundamental to some D/s relationships, but other kinksters' ''worst'' pet peeve. Communicating with your partner is important![[/note]]

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' Francine discovers that Stan spanks Steve when he misbehaves and discovers that she enjoys it after he demonstrates it on her when she accuses him of being too harsh. She then convinces Stan to spank ''her'' instead when Steve acts up, and proceeds to spend half the episode framing Steve for things so Stan would take out his frustration on her.

May result in either Threat Backfire or CantGetInTroubleForNuthin. Compare BriarPatching, GetIntoJailFree, TooKinkyToTorture, PrankPunishment.

Alice is up to something that would get her punished if she'd get caught. However, she's not planning to get away with it. On the contrary, getting punished is at least part of the point. Maybe she considers the punishment to be a form of {{Unishment}}, or maybe getting caught is a part of some bigger scheme. The former is often related to HappinessInSlavery or CasualKink, while the latter is often related to ISurrenderSuckers or XanatosGambit. Note that the difference is in the motivation, not in the act itself.

Alice is up to something that would get her punished if she'd get caught. However, she's not planning to get away with it. On the contrary, getting punished is at least part of the point. Maybe she considers the punishment to be a form of {{Unishment}}, or maybe getting caught is a part of some bigger scheme. The former is often related to HappinessInSlavery, PowerDynamicsKink, or CasualKink, while the latter is often related to ISurrenderSuckers or XanatosGambit. Note that the difference is in the motivation, not in the act itself.

Alice is up to something that would get her punished if she'd get caught. However, she's not planning to get away with it. On the contrary, getting punished is at least part of the point. Maybe she considers the punishment to be a form of {{Unishment}}, or maybe getting caught is a part of some bigger scheme. The former is often related to HappinessInSlavery or CasualKink, while the latter is often related to ISurrenderSuckers or XanatosGambit. Note that the difference is in the motivation, not in the act itself.

May result in either Threat Backfire or CantGetInTroubleForNuthin. Compare BriarPatching, GetIntoJailFree, TooKinkyToTorture.

--> '''Roseanne:''' Darlene, leave the table.
--> '''Darlene:''' (nods with satisfaction) I thought that would do it. (happily goes to her room)

* On ''WesternAnimation/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''': What a wonderful place! I hope you'll send me here for punishment some time.\\
'''Dark Prince Egon''': You'll have to be awfully bad...\\
'''Princess Christine''': Oh, I will be!

* On ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'', nobody is really enjoying Grandma's company. She's been interfering and condescending all day, especially toward Darlene. At the supper table, Darlene makes an inappropriate remark.

--> '''Darlene:''' (nods with satisfaction) I thought that that would do it. (happily goes to her room)

* On ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'', nobody is really enjoying Grandma's company. She's been interfering and condescending all day, especially toward Darlene. At the supper table, Darlene makes an inappropriate remarke.

Alice is up to something that would get her punished if she'd get caught. However, she's not planning to get away with it. On the contrary, getting punished is at least part of the point. Maybe she consider the punishment to be a form of {{Unishment}}, or maybe getting caught is a part of some bigger scheme. The former is often related to HappinessInSlavery or CasualKink, while the latter is often related to ISurrenderSuckers or XanatosGambit. Note that the difference is in the motivation, not in the act itself.

While this trope is usually played for RuleOfFunny or RuleOfSexy, it can also be played for RuleOfCreepy as a twisted masochistic version of EntitledToHaveYou: "I can do whatever I want to you against your will, because I'd enjoy if you get mad at me or beat me up."

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* ''Film/OceansEleven'': One of the many elements of the heist required that Danny Ocean (the ringleader) be detained by casino security while the heist was being executed in order to provide him with an alibi as well as putting the [[KansasCityShuffle mark's mind at ease.]]

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* One rather epic scene in ''Slave World'' is when Ruth attacks 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]].

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* At least one con on ''Series/{{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.

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' two-parter "The Boiling Rock," Sokka's first escape plan involves stealing the Cooler (the solitary confinement cell, designed to almost-freeze firebenders to suppress their bending) and using it as a boat to drift across the volcanic lake that gives the prison its name. This means someone has to get inside to unbolt it, and the quickest way to do so is have Zuko (their only firebending ally) get caught fighting.

* ''Film/OceansEleven'': On of the many elements of the heist required that Danny Ocean (the ringleader) be detained by casino security while the heist was being executed in order to provide him with an alibi as well as putting the [[KansasCityShuffle mark's mind at ease.]]

May result in either Threat Backfire or CantGetInTroubleForNuthin. Compare BriarPatching, GetIntoJailFree.

Alice is up to something that would get her punished if she'd get caught. However, she's not planning to get away with it. On the contrary, getting punished is at least part of the point. Maybe she consider the punishment to be a form of {{Unishment}}, or maybe getting caught is a part of some bigger scheme. The former is often related to HappinessInSlavery or CasualKink, while the later is often related to ISurrenderSuckers or XanatosGambit. Note that the difference is in the motivation, not in the act itself.

* 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. Later, he appears to want Batman to run him down in the street, apparently unconcerned with his own life as long as he can get Bats to break his [[ThouShaltNotKill one rule]].

* Immediately proceeding the events of ''{{Warbreaker}}'', Vasher got into a barroom brawl with a priest, just so he'd be thrown into the God-King's dungeons so he could get some [[LifeEnergy Breaths]] from a captured rebel.

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* In the anime version of ''Manga/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.

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* In one episode of ''Series/{{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.

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* Website/{{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.

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