But the kind of person who would break something someone else cares for out of malice is someone who needs some firm correction.
I agree. It was the ACT that was evil, and the gloating afterward.
But I still don’t like spiders.
Also, there is the “exotic pet” issue which is ruining the Everglades. People keep their iguanas and boa constrictors until they are no longer convenient. Then they just throw them out, with devastating consequences. Many of the invasive species that are destroying America now started out as “pets”.