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: