We’re right smack in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, fearful that we’re surrounded by sick people. However, I should point out that there have been sick people in the world long before coronavirus rolled into the United States.

Forgive me, I probably should have transitioned that better. The “sick” people I’m referring to are not the poor souls infected with the virus; it’s the depraved individuals who like to make a situation even worse.

I introduce you to Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, where the local Gerrity’s Supermarket had to toss $35,000 worth of food and replace it. Keep in mind this had to be tossed—it was not swept up by swarms of panicked people thinking they’re going to be trapped inside their homes for months, most likely because those people prefer to fill their carts with toilet paper.

The reason that Gerrity’s had to toss all that produce was because a sorry excuse for a human being decided it would be rather amusing to purposely cough on all of it, according to a Facebook post from the local store. The woman also decided to spread her germs to the bakery and meat counters, along with other parts of the grocery store. In effect, she cleared shelves faster than any panicked mob possibly could.

Allegedly, this was supposed to be a “prank.” A prank. We’re all freaked as the coronavirus is spreading like wildfire to the point where we’ve shut down most businesses in the world, with many states, including Pennsylvania, on lockdowns, and a woman decides that preying on those fears would be good for a few chuckles.

The store sent a little memo on Facebook indicating it was not amused.

“While there is little doubt this woman was doing it as a very twisted prank, we will not take any chances with the health and well-being of our customers,” co-owner Joe Fasula wrote on the Facebook post. “We had no choice but to throw out all product she came in contact with.”

I usually try to avoid speaking for other people, but in this case, I feel perfectly justified in pointing out that nobody’s finding it funny. The district attorney in Luzerne County certainly doesn’t see the humor in it, according to television station WJAC, as it plans to bring numerous charges against the woman. Sadly, being a moron isn’t one of them, as that hasn’t been made illegal.

Before the coronavirus hit, America was already in a bizarre state when it comes to food. According to Feeding America, 37 million people in this country struggle with hunger. Three years ago, that number was up to 41 million people, so it has dropped, but with more than 3 million people recently filing for unemployment, it’s possible the number will rise again. That food the woman coughed on could have helped those people in need, had she not contaminated it.

For those who are able to afford plenty of food, a lot of it goes to waste. The U.S. Department of Agriculture claims 30-40% of the food supply ends up in the garbage, about 133 billion pounds of food valued at $161 billion. Being from the country, I see our farmers working hard every day to produce the food we consume, and it sickens me to see how much of it goes to waste. That’s why I find the Pennsylvania woman’s poor humor to be particularly sickening.

I certainly have some ideas on a suitable punishment for the prankster woman. Most likely, she’ll be fined and imprisoned, but I don’t find that to be enough. Unfortunately, America has shied away from using firing squads to execute people, but considering she put the health of her community at risk, it doesn’t seem so unreasonable.

Here’s an alternative plan where the wretch may keep her life. That $35,000 of food the supermarket had to put in the garbage, let’s dig it back out, haul it to her house, put her under house arrest and inform her that the food is her only source of nourishment, and she must consume it all before she may return to society.

I realize she might suffer severe food poisoning at some point as the food rots further, but I can’t shed any tears at the thought of this person—and I use the term loosely—dying at the hands of her prank. At the very least, it’ll leave a horrible taste in her mouth, which suits me fine.

Okay, since neither of those ideas will likely be embraced by the district attorney, I’ll have to just hang my hopes that she’ll end up spending significant time in prison—and away from our food. Still, she might make an interesting poster child during the pandemic by reminding people to cough into their sleeves, not on the food.