Behold the MASSIVE POWER of KARMA.  Back in November of 2010, a real a-hole named 58-year-old Thomas Scala of Staten Island, New York was in the hospital.  His wife didn't pay the hospital's fee of $5.75-a-day so he could watch cable.

--When Scala got out of the hospital, he had a fight with his wife over the cable, and hit her in the head with a can of peas.  The peas caused bleeding in her brain . . . because of previous injuries he'd caused by abusing her . . . and that KILLED HER.

--Scala ended up pleading guilty to criminally negligent homicide, and was about to get off with a nauseatingly light sentence . . . five years of probation.  But karma couldn't allow THAT to happen.

--On July 12th, he was eating some chicken at home . . . and CHOKED on a piece.  He died on July 19th and was buried on July 24th . . . which was the day he was due to be sentenced to probation for killing his wife.

--The Staten Island DA's office just released the details of the case and his death, and closed his case.