Spectrum, I used to be like that trying to defend an indefensible situation but then privately knowing that it confused me too and I could not accept that God would do such a thing. You would be surprised how many JWs privately question this.
This is exactly how I always thought as a Jdub. Could never understand things like that. For instance I could never get over the fact that God would kill sons for the error of their fathers. ie: King Davids' son. If we truly are created in Gods image, then why does this kind of justice bother us?