‘Torture’ makes a good case for bringing back ‘cruel and unusual’ punishments. A Constitutional change that would allow staving criminals to death who torture children would be a move in the right direction...
These two should not be treated to a humane death.
Baying for something you know will never happen is not what we would call productive.
What has drained out of America is the fear and caring of God. No amount of punishment can put it back (as the story of the very end in Revelation should make abundantly clear). A turning of hearts could.