These people were not only cheering, they were throwing flowers and hats. The hats were made of stone, but the thought was there.
Terry Pratchettbut what should we do when the highborn and wealthy take to crime? Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger, how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man who breaks the law out of greed?
Terry Pratchett