[JimRed]

As bad as the man is, he is not the great satan. He is small potatoes.

That's why the quiet destruction of each "potato" (per #20) is necessary- an object lesson to those who would follow them!

[Don Myers]

"That's why the quiet destruction of each "potato" (per #20) is necessary- an object lesson to those who would follow them!"

I am tempted to say that it is not simply an object lession, however, there will always be those who will wish to emulate them. So I guess an object lession is as good a reason as any other.