Thread:Mediawatcher/@comment-3581997-20140826160532/@comment-3581997-20140920032858

Ah, well in that case I would say that yes they can, it may depend wholly on the example in said scenario but what comes to mind from your description is Cerberus from Greek Mythology, Amon from Shadow Hearts or Godzilla, none evil per-say but they still pose harm to others and escape punishment.

The thing of it is Karma, at-least the original Buddhist concept there of, is based on action, not intent. A Lion may be hunted down and killed because it is a feral beast that harms others, it is not a matter of being evil, it's action places it's life at risk to the rest of nature, violence breeds dangerous scenarios and the univserse decides to clean house from time to time. That is why many Buddhists try to balance there own Karma if they do something wrong even by accident, because otherwise they risk being the universe's play-thing. So it stands to reason, at-least from the original definition of Karma, that being a Karma Houdini Villain, harming others and escaping consequence, could apply to creatures acting solely on instinct.