MoveOn--in the hypothetical you mentioned, wourd you also feel better if they were tortured for 20 years? Maybe victims' families should be able to pick the punishment? 

And to be clear, why don't you explain exactly what you mean when you write 'thug'. Does that meon a white person? A black person? Or is that just another word for criminal? 

We all know what you mean, and lemme tell you: taking pleasure in the suffering of caged humans is sick.