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The perils of righteousness
I agree with T.C.F: the sketch didn't seem to me like a dumb excuse to represent rape and murder as funny or admirable. It pretty obviously seemed to be a sketch about how we easily become fanatic about things, then use that devotion as an excuse to let the worse angels of our nature have their fun. As such, the worse the protagonists act in nominal service to their cause, the better the point is made. You can have comedy or satire without exaggeration and transgression, but in that case they've got a metaphorical arm tied behind their collective back....