I understand; I just think we are forgetting who really sinned, here - the story is told of brutal murderers, and yet we are only debating the actions of a man who feared them.
So it goes with America; while condemning those who respond to evil inappropriately, we ignore or even praise the original evil which spawned such acts.
Murderers tortured and killed Christians. I will save my outrage for the murderers...
That thought makes my blood run cold.