In California we have giant flesh colored ants called Jerusalem Crickets. The first time I saw one, it seriously creeped me out, to the point that I couldn't pick it up to put it outside, as I usually do, but instead I hit it with a shoe. That was a mistake, as it was very fleshy. Anyway, this episode reminded of my first encounter with a Jerusalem Cricket. I kept saying, "Put down that gun and take off your shoe!"
What is a lot more disturbing today about this episode is the way it resonates with current politics. A foreign power is sending us it's undesirables. Criminals and malcontents are lumped together. Both categories can only be dealt with by execution. How many of the 'misfits' were communists, I wonder. And the solution is to shoot wildly!