So today someone at work decided that it was my fault that they got in trouble for fucking around and playing card games when they should have been working, and that to punish me for my nonexistent "snitching" they would beat the crap out of me if they ever saw me outside of work.

"You better wear a Housing shirt for the rest of your fucking life!" his oh-so-scary threat went.

Aside from the fact that he's a completely pathetic loser, I'm a bit concerned about his threat because he's a complete asshole, totally self-centered, and has no appreciation for the future or for the consequences of his actions.

That and the fact that he lives right down the hall, and could probably barge into my room or intercept me when I leave at his convenience.

What bothers me about this whole thing is that society has no provisions for dealing with this sort of person. If any sensible person had designed society, anyone with this sort of attitude would be forcibly rehabilitated, or at least kept away from the people who actually are capable of upholding a social contract.

Sadly, we dwell in a society in which people actually have to do something before proper action can be taken against them. Now I have to wait until he actually does something before I can be satisfied that he won't do anything -- and even assuming he went to jail for a significant amount of time, he has the sort of mentality which would blame me for whatever punishment he recieved, and undoubtedly return to enact further vengeance.

I wouldn't mind so much except that I'm not looking out for just myself. I have other people to consider. And I'm well aware that there's no compensation for a loss of physical integrity.

In conclusion, thank you for listening to me vent.