"And by that, I'm referring to 'Heavy Roleplay.' What is considered heavy roleplay is beyond just character interaction, it's also character development, and all of the amazing benefits and consequences that are brought on as a result of that."
"(like, torturing detained crewmembers who have done nothing to deserve said torture, valid salad traitor or not)"
The guy's character was developed by the torture, actually. Because it was fun, enjoyable RP and he decided to roll with it.
As for the undeserving part, he decapitated another crewmember and there was strong evidence pointing to corporate espionage (contraband, assasination, etc.)