They committed a horrid crime. They had every intention of torturing that poor man. Bragging about it and saying it was like a game is just a simple get out clause for them. Just like the bevis and buthead thing, it wasn't the media that did this but the person.
This will spark the usual debates that erupt with these things. I just hope they don't do like they did with the video nasties thing and blanket ban or censor stuff.