One man's Orc is another man's Orocuen...

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by Inziladun

I wonder how he'd explain the mass decapitations of Gondorian soldiers whose heads were tossed over the walls of Minas Tirith during the war, or his imprisoning of Thráin the Dwarf in Dol Guldur, etc.

They just made it all up to make orcs seem cruel, rutheless, ugly, etc! Orcs are really gentle empathetic creatures that are just misunderstood.

As for Thrain, didn't he stay there as an honoured guest on his free will? It's not anyone's fault that he took a strong dose of halucinogen with his drink...