record and no transgressions before one can criticize what another individual hailing from another country does?
Or is it only Americans you can't stand critiquing things?

I don't support what my country did at Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo or many other places. I don't support the fact that the Blackwater guards had charges dismissed against them recently.
Is that what you need to hear to feel better?

If my country annoys you that much, then why not start your own thread about it where you can spout off about the many issues and examples of American hubris? God knows, there are many to choose from...

But THIS thread is about the sheikh being found not guilty.

Your last paragraph sounds like you're agreeing with the court's reasoning that the sheikh was "unaware" of his actions, that the sheikh may have a personality disorder (which excuses his behavior, you imply). If you (and the courts) think that is true, then he should definitely be required to be held and evaluated by a psychiatrist -- because we wouldn't want other people to be sadistically attacked by someone who clearly isn't in control of their behavior.