Incorrect usage of "draconian"; does it irritate you too?

It has started to really annoy me when I hear words or phrases which are incorrect or out of context. Draconian is my current bug-bear, but it a close run thing with decimate as well. Am I becoming a curmudgeon? I find myself getting angry with the radio/TV and have already written to the BBC to get them to impose some discipline, or at least understanding of the meaning of these words.