I admit, I have not followed this story closely and I have not watched the video because I am repulsed by the thought of it. That said, here is my take: Berg was just a stupid liberal who has his politics to thank for his fate. Sort of like the guy in Alaska a few months ago who was trying to make friends with the gigantic bear and wound up being his lunch.
There is a hypothetical for you. What is worse, getting your head cut off or being eaten alive by a bear.