Tropescilloscope: Disproportionate Retribution

Punishment over petty offenses. (read more at tvtropes.org)

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For! Emphasis! 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Or Is It? French Films Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right! 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Unreliable Narrator Screw the Rules, I Have Money!