I get the impression that some of the more recent contributors must have been tricoteuses in a former life.....
At last an erudite comment!
Actually, it isn't that I wish to see someone punished, so much as to see it made very clear to everyone, in whatever field, that if they put the lives of members of the general public at risk through reckless actions when engaged in their hobby, they will face dire consequences if it all goes horribly wrong.
Les tricoteuses probably thought that the aristocrats needed to be taught a lesson as well. Some might agree with them ...