"..the authorities are coming close to win the contest in cruelty and vengeance.."
REALLY Mr Davis???
At least WE never hanged, drew and quartered people, lashed anyone around the fleet, used torture chambers, or crucified anyone.
Not that I think some of our present day felons don't deserve such treatment.
Mr. Davis has no concept of the meaning of Justice. Justice means equal measure. Somebody who willfully takes the life another for no valid reason should forfeit his own. That's Justice.
But we can't expect a Euroweenie to understand that can we?
Hey, don't forget 'beheading'. The French were quite fond of that as I recall.