Intensity of conditioning is oftentimes more impactful than duration of conditioning.
You reference systematic animality as defense of systematic animality. Clinging to medieval methods will not advance the species.
You reinforce the mentality of the system.
Do you wish to continue wasting resources on violent display or would you rather the species grow and reallocate resources to things like healthcare? By supporting the former you perpetuate the nonsense.
Laugh all you want. Conflating respect with disrespect while basing respect in anxiety is not good. Hence the system, the conditions and the species you have.