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A combo inversion of Can't Get Away with Nuthin' and Selective Enforcement where the character actually wants to get in trouble, either for their own reasons (such as enjoying the punishment or to get access to a prison) or to frame someone else. In the second form of the trope, reminiscent of a Springtime for Hitler plot, a character wants to be punished in order to escape a worse fate. Perhaps they want to be sent to bed without a disgusting dinner, or maybe a homeless person would rather go to jail than starve or freeze to death outside. Examples of the first type:

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  • A combo inversion of Can't Get Away with Nuthin' and Selective Enforcement where the character actually wants to get in trouble, either for their own reasons (such as enjoying the punishment or to get access to a prison) or to frame someone else. In the second form of the trope, reminiscent of a Springtime for Hitler plot, a character wants to be punished in order to escape a worse fate. Perhaps they want to be sent to bed without a disgusting dinner, or maybe a homeless person would rather go to jail than starve or freeze to death outside. Examples of the first type:
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  • A combo inversion of Can't Get Away with Nuthin' and Selective Enforcement where the character actually wants to get in trouble, either for their own reasons (such as enjoying the punishment or to get access to a prison) or to frame someone else. The first form of this trope is often found in Doppelganger, shapeshifting, and body-switcher stories. A character looks, for whatever reason, exactly like their archenemy or rival. Instead of moping or trying to revert, they immediately plan to ruin that enemy's life by getting into all sorts of trouble for which the original will be punished. May also occur in a non-fantastic situation, where the character is never seen, but (unsuccessfully) tries to frame the other. In the second form of the trope, reminiscent of a Springtime for Hitler plot, a character wants to be punished in order to escape a worse fate. Perhaps they want to be sent to bed without a disgusting dinner, or maybe a homeless person would rather go to jail than starve or freeze to death outside. Unfortunately for the focus of the story, every single thing they do is appreciated by the intended victims, from telling them their hat looks stupid ("What? Oh! I hadn't realized I'd put on the wrong hat this morning!") to burning down their house ("Thank you! That house was full of hideous artwork insured for well more than it was worth! I can finally buy medicine for my sick children, and a house that doesn't have asbestos leaking from the ceiling!") This even happens when the character would normally get in trouble with the victims for purely imagined slights. The gratefulness is usually in direct proportion to the heinousness of the misdeed. Occasionally the character will find that the person they are impersonating is a Complete Monster or the Token Evil Teammate, so anything nasty that they do actually comes off as nicer than usual. May overlap with Poke the Poodle. See also Get Into Jail Free. This plot can be tweaked by having the characters' opponents realize what he is attempting and seek to frustrate him being preventing from being arrested, or making sure to remove the very point of why he wants to be in prison. Examples of the first type:
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