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** Peter may be a bastard, but he never takes bribes... because he's a SerialKiller and [[ForWantOfANail a bribery investigation]] [[MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot would uncover his crimes]].

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** Peter may be a bastard, but he never takes bribes... because he's a SerialKiller and [[ForWantOfANail a bribery investigation]] investigation [[MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot would uncover his crimes]].
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** A group of people are slaughtered, and each one tries to survive at the expense of their fellow victims, or at least show no concern.
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** Claire purposely targets assholes, [[JumpingOfftheSlipperySlope but the requirements for who she considers one becomes lower over time]], with even the pettiest thing will cause Claire to target them. In addition, she becomes a MisanthropeSupreme, unable to connect with anyone because she believes everyone is an irredeemable asshole.

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** Claire purposely targets assholes, [[JumpingOfftheSlipperySlope but the requirements for who she considers one becomes lower over time]], with even the pettiest thing will cause causing Claire to target them. In addition, she becomes a MisanthropeSupreme, unable to connect with anyone because she believes everyone is an irredeemable asshole.
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** Nobody liked Peter because he was such a JerkJock. Peter really had NoSocialSkills and didn't know how to interact with people in a healthy manner, which made his suicidal and reckless, which in turn, gave Claire her needed opening.

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** Nobody liked Peter because he was such a JerkJock. Peter really had NoSocialSkills and didn't know how to interact with people in a healthy manner, which made his him suicidal and reckless, which in turn, gave Claire her needed opening.
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** Peter was a VeryPunchableMan. You could see where that went.

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** Peter was a VeryPunchableMan. You could can see where that went.this goes.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character suffers a cruel but well-deserved death or punishment that they didn't cause.

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'''Basic Trope''': A character suffers a cruel but well-deserved death or punishment that they didn't cause.punishment.
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** Peter was a VeryPunchableMan. You could see where that went.
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** The fact Claire killed Peter is presented as Claire JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope, especially with [[DissonantSerenity the "meh" face she had the whole time.]] The fact Peter was an asshole is only brought up as "this guy made it too easy for her to decide to kill him -- and I fear who will get it next time, because ItGetsEasier."
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'''Basic Trope''': A character suffers a cruel, but well-deserved death or punishment that they didn't cause.
* '''Straight''': Claire kidnaps Peter and holds him for ransom, threatening to kill him if it's not paid. Nobody really feels sorry for Peter as he was an arrogant JerkJock who loved [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney lording his money]] [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections and status]] over others, so the kidnapping comes off as taking him down a much-needed peg.

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'''Basic Trope''': A character suffers a cruel, cruel but well-deserved death or punishment that they didn't cause.
* '''Straight''': Claire kidnaps Peter and holds him for ransom, threatening to kill him if it's not paid. Nobody really feels sorry for Peter Peter, as he was an arrogant JerkJock who loved [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney lording his money]] [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections and status]] over others, so the kidnapping comes off as taking him down a much-needed peg.



** Claire kidnapped Peter and killed him during her RoaringRampageOfRevenge, because she had enough of him being a KarmaHoudini.

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** Claire kidnapped Peter and killed him during her RoaringRampageOfRevenge, RoaringRampageOfRevenge because she had enough of him being a KarmaHoudini.



** The villain caused a situation where someone is to be killed. Out of remorse, he sets up so that he became the victim, so innocents are safe.

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** The villain caused a situation where someone is to be killed. Out of remorse, he sets it up so that he became the victim, victim so innocents are safe.
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** Claire dismissed Peter as an asshole when she began to create her scheme, and focused too much on the "if he tries to talk to the police he will be seen as an acceptable target/his complaint will be taken as a CassandraTruth" angle. Much to her eventual peril, she overlooked that a man like Peter is much more prone to [[CorneredRattlesnake striking back against anything that is a threat]], [[FromBadToWorse and]] she just placed him in a "[[GodzillaThreshold I have nothing left to lose]]" mind set.
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** Claire puts laxatives in Peter's food, making him a literal asshole victim.


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** Claire purposely targets assholes, [[JumpingOfftheSlipperySlope but the requirements for who she considers one becomes lower over time]], with even the pettiest thing will cause Claire to target them. In addition, she becomes a MisanthropeSupreme, unable to connect with anyone because she believes everyone is an irredeemable asshole.
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* '''Played For Drama''': The investigator is trying to do his due diligence as a sworn agent of law enforcement, but everybody's hatred of Peter not only makes them dismiss the murder but they go out of their way to [[PunishedForSympathy destroy the investigator's life because he has the hall to try to (in a way) protect an asshole]].

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* '''Played For Drama''': The investigator is trying to do his due diligence as a sworn agent of law enforcement, but everybody's hatred of Peter not only makes them dismiss the murder but they go out of their way to [[PunishedForSympathy destroy the investigator's life because he has the hall gall to try to (in a way) protect an asshole]].
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** Peter may have done some asshole things in life but people going all [[NoSympathy "meh"]] and/or [[AndThereWasMuchRejoicing celebrating the fact Peter died]] makes {{the|Hypocrite}}m look like ''much'' bigger assholes. Certain additional contextual details concerning Peter (ex. Peter was an EnfanteTerrible) [[WorseWithContext may just make things worse for them]] (ex. they are celebrating the ''DeathOfAChild'') in the eyes of the general audience.

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** Peter may have done some asshole things in life but people going all [[NoSympathy "meh"]] and/or [[AndThereWasMuchRejoicing celebrating the fact Peter died]] makes {{the|Hypocrite}}m them look like ''much'' bigger assholes. Certain additional contextual details concerning Peter (ex. Peter was an EnfanteTerrible) [[WorseWithContext may just make things worse for them]] (ex. they are celebrating the ''DeathOfAChild'') in the eyes of the general audience.
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* '''Played For Drama''': The investigator is trying to do his due diligence as a sworn agent of law enforcement, but everybody's hatred of Peter not only makes them dismiss the murder but they go out of their way to destroy the investigator's life because he has the hall to try to (in a way) protect an asshole.

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* '''Played For Drama''': The investigator is trying to do his due diligence as a sworn agent of law enforcement, but everybody's hatred of Peter not only makes them dismiss the murder but they go out of their way to [[PunishedForSympathy destroy the investigator's life because he has the hall to try to (in a way) protect an asshole.asshole]].



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** Peter may have done some asshole things in life but people going all [[NoSympathy "meh"]] and/or [[AndThereWasMuchRejoicing celebrating the fact Peter died]] makes them look like ''much'' bigger assholes. Certain additional contextual details concerning Peter (ex. Peter was an EnfanteTerrible) [[WorseWithContext may just make things worse for them]] (ex. they are celebrating the ''DeathOfAChild'') in the eyes of the general audience.

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** Peter may have done some asshole things in life but people going all [[NoSympathy "meh"]] and/or [[AndThereWasMuchRejoicing celebrating the fact Peter died]] makes them {{the|Hypocrite}}m look like ''much'' bigger assholes. Certain additional contextual details concerning Peter (ex. Peter was an EnfanteTerrible) [[WorseWithContext may just make things worse for them]] (ex. they are celebrating the ''DeathOfAChild'') in the eyes of the general audience.

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