Kangaroo Court/Playing With

Basic Trope: A sham proceeding headed by a Hanging Judge.
 * Straight: Judge Alex decides that Betty is guilty of murder, without any evidence, and throws her into jail.
 * Exaggerated: Alex punishes Betty by having her shot to death by an angry mob.
 * Downplayed: Alex decides Betty is guilty for murder, with no evidence, and gives her a $20 fine.
 * Justified: Alex is a Knight Templar who indiscriminately punishes people he sees as "sinners". Betty happens to be one of them.
 * Betty is living under a dictatorship, and she is seen as a state enemy.
 * Inverted: Betty is given a fair trial, and is acquitted.
 * Subverted: The trial seems staged to Betty but isn't its just a different legal system
 * Double Subverted: But even under that system it is unfair
 * Parodied: The judge presiding at Betty's trial, along with all other members of court, are actual kangaroos.
 * Alice tries to defend herself, but the judge and jury use Insane Troll Logic to convict her anyway.
 * Deconstructed: After one too many false verdicts, someone informs the government about Alex, who is investigated for corruption. He is found guilty, and is stripped of his position.
 * Reconstructed: ???
 * Zig Zagged: There are fair judges, as there are corrupt ones.
 * Averted: Alex is a fair judge.
 * Enforced: ???
 * Lampshaded: "Hey, did you realize that the number of convictions has risen five-fold after Alex was appointed as a judge?" "Yeah, I wonder why..."
 * Invoked: ???
 * Exploited: ???
 * Discussed: ???
 * Conversed: ???
 * Played for Drama: ???

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