| 'Bad' Act(s) | Person | But... |
| Fraternized with prostitutes, worked on the Sabbath, overturned tables of money changers | |
| Stole from the rich | |
| Arrested 30 times in places like Birmingham, Montgomery, and Atlanta | |
| Authored banned book, found 'vehemently suspected of heresy' | |
| Exposed herself to massive radiation resulting in aplastic anemia | |
| Rode naked through the streets of Coventry | |
| Arrested by Louis XVI for going to America | |
| Committed treason, led rebellion | |
| Led discovery of new destructive weapon | |
| Owned slaves at Virginia estate | |
| Broke up the Beatles | |
| Signed death warrant for Charles I | |
| Led ANC's armed struggle, jailed for 27 years | |
| Bought Alaska in major 'folly' | |
| Destroyed Tyre, besieged Gaza | |
| Used 'horizontal integration' to control oil industry | |
| Authorized destruction of Southern infrastructure, suspended writ of habeas corpus | |
| Excommunicated by Pope Leo X | |
| Got very lost, never found Indies | |
| Crossed Rubicon, started a civil war | |
| Shot crossbow bolt at son's fruit-covered head | |