The modern world needs to take some advice from ancient cultures. Back in Carthage failure was punished. When a general had a long streak of failures it was the duty of the people to punish him with something as close as possible in severity to the pain and suffering he caused his own wounded troops. They crucified their generals. For instance, Hannibal Gisco (no relation to Hannibal Barca. Hannibal, Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and other names were very common in Carthage) was crucified after a long streak of failures in Sicily during the first punic war. We should bring a similar noble practice to America.
In America we have the exact opposite. When a CEO of a major company screws up, wrecks the economy, puts tens of thousands of people out of work, or worse; he usually gets to keep his position at his company. If he is even luckier he gets to leave with tens of millions of dollars in severance pay. In America we don't punish incompetence; we reward incompetence.
However, crucification isn't the great execution technique it once was. After the Phoenicians invented it it became common all throughout the Mediterranean. It was inherited by former colonies, copied by nearby nations, and used constantly. However, when Jesus was executed the cross became a religious symbol so crucifying someone would be almost a compliment. What I suggest to do with the former CEOs is to put them on a ship in international waters (no laws to worry about) without guards and surrounded by tens of thousands of the people they screwed over. After they are roasted alive, eaten, and/or whatever the people deem fit, their money will be given to the government and used to fun the effort to clean up the mess they created.
So, Newgrounds, should we take the honorable example from a great nation or continue rewarding incompetence and stupidity and lead ourselves down a path to something like the future seen in the movie Idiocracy?
