Silas, like myself you were probably raised by a generation that taught us right from wrong. I really can't tolerate this age of finding excuses for rotten badness. A member of my family worked in a psychiatric hospital as a nurse. Some time back, a 17 year old thug beat an 84 year old woman to a inch of her life in her own home and stole cherished items and money. As she recovered on a surgical ward with a stainless steel frame bolted to her lower jaw being fed by a tube, the thug who did it was admitted to the psychiatric unit for assessment after he threatened to kill himself. He admitted with laughter to other patients it was his solicitor that advised him to go to his GP as it would help his case. His hospital admission and tender young years were used in court to his advantage.

Society needs to focus on the victims and not finding excuses for bad evil bastards.