Typical nannies...don't like it? Don't watch...
Uhm, when the governor was busy hacking Herschel's head off with Michonne's katana a couple of seasons back, wasn't that a FREAKIN' CLUE!?!?
What about the trough at Terminus? Baseball bat to the back of the head and then slit the throats of their next meal...and there were others, too many to recall right now.
The method of dispatching the dead has become quite creative and consistent with the types of dead they've encountered. Maggie in the sewer going all the way up the chest cavity of the one walker until saved by her partner...
I'll admit, Abraham's murder/execution was bad enough, showing Glenn after the first hit and severely injured, facial features distorted, practically dead, was a bit over the top...but there are disclaimers warning viewers about the violence. My wife binge watches the DVD's upon release, hates waiting for the weekly episodes. I've already told her that she either skips this one or prepares herself for some serious gore.
I don't watch the show for the violence. But one has to figure that in a SHTF scenario similar to this, I do believe there will be elements that will match or exceed the level of cruelty and violence on display in WD.
I watch it for the psychological, mental and physical components of trying to survive in a post apocalyptic world and the abundance of really stupid mistakes/actions...storyline ain't too bad either.