Practical jokes are almost never as funny as a person thinks they’re going to be. In this instance, these men had all the information they needed, to know better than to do what they did.
I’m not a big fan of suits, but this guy seems to have a very good case IMO.
This is a real mess all the way around, and it didn’t have to happen. Very very stupid.
“A ‘practical joker’ deserves applause for his wit according to its quality. Bastinado is about right. For exceptional wit one might grant keelhauling. But staking him out on an anthill should be reserved for the very wittiest.”
—Robert A. Heinlein