It must be a lack in my own moral upbringing, but I simply do not understand why we can’t do the same thing to them as they do to us.

If jihadists are poking holes in people with drills then we should be allowed to poke holes in jihadists with drills.

If jihadists are beheading people, then we should be allowed to (slowly) behead jihadists.

Etc. Etc. Etc.

It makes no sense to me to not only invite these people into our country as visitors or as students or as immigrants, but then when they *do* do something bad, not to reply in the same language.

Somehow in the United States of America, we hide behind the thought that Bubba in Cell Block C will make it all better by raping who-ever we can get it together to actually convict and incarcerate. But really, why are we depending upon Bubba to be the arbiter of justice and retribution?