Far be it from me to harp on the widespread idiocy shown these days
yeah, right but this is just another example of people who are no longer capable of (or who don't want to bother) thinking in terms of action and consequence- what I like to call "Step B thinking". "If I set this snake on fire, what happens after that?"
Nowadays I find it very hard to not smile when bad things happen to dumb people. I'll save my empathy for those who deserve it.