Dumb ways to die.

When I was in grade school, there was always some kid who would do something stupid whenever the teacher's back was turned, or had to leave the room for a minute.

Then the teacher would demand to know who did it, threatening to punish everyone in the class if the guilty party didn't come forward, or if someone else in the class didn't point him out.

Of course, he never came forward, and we never ratted him out, so we all ended up getting punished. I remember the rage I felt over that. I hardly ever got in trouble, but here I was getting punished along with everyone else. I was angry at the jackass responsible, but also at the teacher for punishing the innocent along with the guilty.

For some reason I think of that every time I read a post by someone announcing how they'll be damned if they'll wear a mask then they go out to stores.