Yes, my intention was to point to the host of comments taking the most extreme postures. If they are weak strawman arguments, that's their own doing, not mine.

GP said they had never seen any of these, so a cherry pick is exactly what was asked for.

I cannot understand how you misread my post as a claim that there is widespread support for torture on HN.

> I doubt anyone sane who defended the guy in your latter HN post link would also justify imprisoning someone in a homemade dungeon to mutilate them until they give you their private keys.

Thanks. You are making my argument for me. I wish all 11 people I quoted earlier could hear this.