Right, like actually torturing him?
Or, you are right, we should give him the standard "rot in my cells for 7 days while I completely ignore you". That's much more exciting for newbies.
*shrugs* Deportation? Hold him for a couple days, give him a verbal warning, release? Take his gold? etc. Just seems like better things to do that killing off the guys characters right off the bat. Just feel like it gives a bad impression of the game. I'm glad the guy stuck around, but I don't feel like that the reaction most people would have.