"Certainly, there is a little lynch mob in me when I am reminded of any of these monsters."

Precisely Gnu, it's when we imagine ourselves to be "better" or "superior" to others or "above" ugly base impulses, that the sh1t in society really starts to hit the fan. I'm all for the crossing of t's and dotting of i's, essential ugly base impulse prophylactics for preventing systemic corruption, routine miscarriages of justice, lynch mobs running amok, gun-slingers and Witch-hunters running the entire show.