The merciless dunking of Brian Williams has been nothing short of excessive. Inflation of military exploits is common in the telling of war stories. They are told after the fact and “sweetened” with each telling. (Just ask my kids). But in Williams’ case, he has already lost that one thing more valuable to a person in his position than any six months of salary, and that is his credibility. For this reason, a multimillion dollar penalty looks more like spiteful piling on than anything else.