Please don't take HN threads into nationalistic flamewar, regardless of which country you have a problem with. It's not what this site is for, and destroys what it is for.
I agree with them, and as an American we should be free to criticize our country. I'm ashamed as an American that these stories occur. "Don't drop the soap" didn't become a phrase on it's own.
This is an important issue, no question. But on HN, if people want to post about important issues we need them to do so thoughtfully—not in the flamewar/internet style.