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** When you steal a purse, you can afford to bring only a knife. When you rob the National Bank, you either bring the overkill or [[TheMostWanted you will be the victim of overkill]].
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** Alice and Bob live in a military dictatorship where it's incredibly difficult for civilians to get any kind of weapon. The cops have all sorts of military-grade equipment while criminals get by with pistols.
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** Alice and Bob live in a military dictatorship where it's incredibly difficult for civilians to get any kind of weapon. The cops have all sorts of military-grade equipment assault rifles and bulletproof vests while criminals get by with pistols.pistols and little else.
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* '''Double Subverted''': And then the smugglers pull out a rocket launcher, turning the tide back in their favor.
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* '''Double Subverted''': And then the smugglers pull Alice pulls out a rocket launcher, turning the tide back in their the smugglers' favor.
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* '''Implied''': The cops get into a fight with the mob offscreen. The cops were previously shown to only have pistols, yet when the offscreen fight is heard, there are sounds of automatic weapons fire.
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* '''Implied''': The cops get into a fight with the mob offscreen. The cops were previously shown to only have semi-automatic pistols, yet when the offscreen fight is heard, there are sounds of automatic weapons fire.
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* '''Exploited''': ???Tropeland is invaded by Troperia. Tropeland's government negotiates with crime bosses so they and their underlings join in fending off the invasion, knowing that due to their equipment, they basically count as a small army of their own.
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* '''Implied''': The trope isn't shown, but dialogue or scene setting hints to cops get into a fight with the audience that it happened or mob offscreen. The cops were previously shown to only have pistols, yet when the offscreen fight is happening off-screen.heard, there are sounds of automatic weapons fire.
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** In an otherwise ordinary modern-day city, the police are cavemen with clubs and stones, while the criminals are aliens with RayGuns and LaserBlades.
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** In an otherwise ordinary modern-day city, the police are cavemen with clubs and stones, while the criminals are aliens with RayGuns {{Ray Gun}}s and LaserBlades.{{Laser Blade}}s.
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** The smugglers have nuclear weapons, so the police can't so much as lift a finger.
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** Criminals don't just have better weapons than the police, but even the ''army''.
** The smugglers have nuclear weapons, so the police can't so much as lift afinger.finger against them or else the city will be destroyed.
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** The thieves have swords and shields, while the town guards only have swords.
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* '''Subverted''': The cops seem outgunned due to only having pistols... and then reinforcements show up with assault rifles.
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* '''Subverted''': The cops seem outgunned due to only having pistols... and then until reinforcements show up with assault rifles.
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* '''Parodied''': The police are cavemen with clubs and stones. The criminals are aliens with RayGuns and LaserBlades.
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** In an otherwise ordinary modern-day city, the police are cavemen with clubs andstones. The stones, while the criminals are aliens with RayGuns and LaserBlades.LaserBlades.
** The instant someone commits a crime, an assault rifle magically appears on their person.
** In an otherwise ordinary modern-day city, the police are cavemen with clubs and
** The instant someone commits a crime, an assault rifle magically appears on their person.
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* '''Lampshaded''': "Why do they always have better weapons than us?
* '''Invoked''': A GenreSavvy character sets up a situation where the trope can occur.
* '''Exploited''': A GenreSavvy character takes advantage of a trope, or the fact that the trope will occur, possibly but not necessarily Invoking it in the process.
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weaponry law enforcement may use, even in the face of criminals who keep improving their equipment.
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The government provides law enforcement with the most advanced equipment possible, social and economic consequences be damned.
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them?" "What could they possibly do against assault rifles and grenade launchers?"
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a result of their inferior equipment.
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'''Basic Trope''': Criminals have better weaponry than law enforcement.
* '''Straight''':
** AliceAndBob are smugglers. They're armed with assault rifles, while the police only has pistols.
** Alice and Bob are thieves in a medieval town. They have bows and spears, while the town guards have nothing but short swords.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** The smugglers have nuclear weapons, so the police can't so much as lift a finger.
** The town guards only have daggers. The thieves have halberds and pikes.
* '''Downplayed''':
** The police have pistols, while the smugglers have [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter shotguns]].
** The thieves have longer swords than the town guards.
* '''Justified''':
** Law enforcement is underfunded and simply can't acquire the equipment to match the criminals.
** If law enforcement acquired military-grade equipment, it would lead to public outcry and make average citizens needlessly afraid of them.
* '''Inverted''':
** Alice and Bob live in a military dictatorship where it's incredibly difficult for civilians to get any kind of weapon. The cops have all sorts of military-grade equipment while criminals get by with pistols.
** Town guards have bows and halberds. Thieves only have swords.
* '''Subverted''': The cops seem outgunned due to only having pistols... and then reinforcements show up with assault rifles.
* '''Double Subverted''': And then the smugglers pull out a rocket launcher, turning the tide back in their favor.
* '''Parodied''': The police are cavemen with clubs and stones. The criminals are aliens with RayGuns and LaserBlades.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Over the course of a conflict between law enforcement and criminals, both sides keep pulling more and more advanced weaponry to try to get the advantage over each other.
* '''Averted''':
** Law enforcement and criminals are on even grounds with regards to equipment.
** No crimes are committed.
** There is no law enforcement.
* '''Enforced''': The author wants to portray law enforcement as underdogs so the audience roots for them.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Why do they always have better weapons than us?
* '''Invoked''': A GenreSavvy character sets up a situation where the trope can occur.
* '''Exploited''': A GenreSavvy character takes advantage of a trope, or the fact that the trope will occur, possibly but not necessarily Invoking it in the process.
* '''Defied''': A GenreSavvy character tries to prevent a trope from happening.
* '''Discussed''': GenreSavvy characters talk about the trope in a situation where it is likely to occur.
* '''Conversed''': GenreSavvy characters talk about the trope in a ShowWithinAShow.
* '''Implied''': The trope isn't shown, but dialogue or scene setting hints to the audience that it happened or is happening off-screen.
* '''Deconstructed''': The trope is played in a way that shows logical and/or moral problems with the trope as normally played.
* '''Reconstructed''': The trope is played straight, but with the problems raised by the {{deconstruction}} dealt with or addressed.
* '''Played for Laughs''': The trope is played straight in a comedic way.
* '''Played for Drama''': The trope is played in a melodramatic or serious way.
* '''Played for Horror''': The trope is played in a horrifying way.
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* '''Straight''':
** AliceAndBob are smugglers. They're armed with assault rifles, while the police only has pistols.
** Alice and Bob are thieves in a medieval town. They have bows and spears, while the town guards have nothing but short swords.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** The smugglers have nuclear weapons, so the police can't so much as lift a finger.
** The town guards only have daggers. The thieves have halberds and pikes.
* '''Downplayed''':
** The police have pistols, while the smugglers have [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter shotguns]].
** The thieves have longer swords than the town guards.
* '''Justified''':
** Law enforcement is underfunded and simply can't acquire the equipment to match the criminals.
** If law enforcement acquired military-grade equipment, it would lead to public outcry and make average citizens needlessly afraid of them.
* '''Inverted''':
** Alice and Bob live in a military dictatorship where it's incredibly difficult for civilians to get any kind of weapon. The cops have all sorts of military-grade equipment while criminals get by with pistols.
** Town guards have bows and halberds. Thieves only have swords.
* '''Subverted''': The cops seem outgunned due to only having pistols... and then reinforcements show up with assault rifles.
* '''Double Subverted''': And then the smugglers pull out a rocket launcher, turning the tide back in their favor.
* '''Parodied''': The police are cavemen with clubs and stones. The criminals are aliens with RayGuns and LaserBlades.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Over the course of a conflict between law enforcement and criminals, both sides keep pulling more and more advanced weaponry to try to get the advantage over each other.
* '''Averted''':
** Law enforcement and criminals are on even grounds with regards to equipment.
** No crimes are committed.
** There is no law enforcement.
* '''Enforced''': The author wants to portray law enforcement as underdogs so the audience roots for them.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Why do they always have better weapons than us?
* '''Invoked''': A GenreSavvy character sets up a situation where the trope can occur.
* '''Exploited''': A GenreSavvy character takes advantage of a trope, or the fact that the trope will occur, possibly but not necessarily Invoking it in the process.
* '''Defied''': A GenreSavvy character tries to prevent a trope from happening.
* '''Discussed''': GenreSavvy characters talk about the trope in a situation where it is likely to occur.
* '''Conversed''': GenreSavvy characters talk about the trope in a ShowWithinAShow.
* '''Implied''': The trope isn't shown, but dialogue or scene setting hints to the audience that it happened or is happening off-screen.
* '''Deconstructed''': The trope is played in a way that shows logical and/or moral problems with the trope as normally played.
* '''Reconstructed''': The trope is played straight, but with the problems raised by the {{deconstruction}} dealt with or addressed.
* '''Played for Laughs''': The trope is played straight in a comedic way.
* '''Played for Drama''': The trope is played in a melodramatic or serious way.
* '''Played for Horror''': The trope is played in a horrifying way.
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