[Bumped to discuss resulting legal actions] Elementary school shooting in Connecticut. (Edit/Update - 26 reported killed, many of them children)

superchuck500 said
We don’t have debtors prison anymore - it was really bad.

While true legally, it's still happening in some isolated areas. I worked for a non-profit law firm in DC that dealt with those type of cases. Pretty fascinating, and sheet that would make your blood boil.