Crime and Punishment Rubicon Style

I have thought for quite some time about the trampling death of the worker at the Walmart in Long Island, New York.

First of all, I find it incredible that so many people hate spending time with their families so much, that it is preferable to campout for hours on end, in the cold, in front of a Walmart and then trample another human being to death while rushing like crazed animals into the store.

In the aftermath, there has been a cry to criminally prosecute the individuals. I say nay. Criminal prosecution will do little to humanize the victim or make the perpetrators understand the true consequences of their actions.

Instead, I propose the following:

The individuals involved should have to spend Christmas with the victim’s family. They should have to try to sit down and eat Christmas turkey and ham across from the people they have wronged for the sake of a cheap t.v.

The individuals should have to bring Christmas gifts with them for the family. They should have to try to figure out what you get for the family who has lost a loved one so they could get a cheap t.v.

Most importantly, the individuals should have to support the victim’s family economically. The man had taken a job so that his family could have a roof, food, and a chance at Christmas gifts under the tree. Those needs don’t go away because they felt compelled to run like maniacs to be the first one to put their hands on a cheap t.v.

And woe to any knitters in the crazed mob….

May moths find your stash and render it a tangled, mangled mess.

May your knitting needles break and bend.

May your projects hide a flaw until the bind off – and not just any flaw, but a mind bending, look like crap no chance of wearing it flaw.

I would think of more, but I am afraid of the knitting mojo as there will probably be other knitters adding to my list.