r/AskReddit • u/DrCompenomics • 12h ago

Who’s the best real-life example of “you either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain,” and what happened?

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u/johnis12 9h ago

Yeh, gotta say and this might sound a bit out there, but after decades of abuse, I'm surprised no one who knew of his crimes didn't straight up just try to kill the creep. The fucker escaped justice for so long...

But guess that's unfortunately and sadly how it goes sometimes, what with a current particular person in power evading justice for his heinous crimes as well. :/

Just goes to show how much power can let people get away with shit.

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u/MeatRobut 6h ago

There's a professional wrestler, Adrian Street, who started actually kicking the shit out of Saville in a match, and said if he'd known the extent of Saville's offenses, he'd have given him worse.