There are guidelines we all follow dojj so we are as equal and fair as we can be when dealing with something, though we aren't robots, we wont make the same decision as another moderator every single time, especially in cases like this.

With a thread of such questionable taste as this, it would always be a difficult decision to make. It was discussed at length in the moderators room and even we couldn't all agree. If we had all said it's ok to stay then I dont see the problem, but In the end the moderator who removed it made a decision based on their opinion of the thread, which of course was different to other moderators.
It was a very tricky one to call really. As far as I can see, no rules were clearly broken, bent maybe, in the thread but surely you aren't surprised it has gone? It was in poor taste, and was always going to split opinion and be controversial!

Furthermore, the moderators who replied didnt say it would or should be left in, or even that they liked it, they said they would leave it unless another moderator disagrees.