US Forest Service and National Park Service to fire thousands of workers -- The Guardian

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4. If felon was born normal he was ruined along the line

I can only guess how he was treated as a child, but whatever happened took any shred of humanity away. As the tree is bent, so grows the twig.
I don't see people describing felon's behavior relating to oppressive leaders as being similar to how abused children act. Abused children learn to anticipate what their abuser wants, so maybe the next bout of abuse won't be so bad. I don't think it works.

I think if you abuse a smart kid who learns early how to outsmart the abusers, get something on them for blackmail, and then get a free pass from then on, probably the tormented becoming tormenter, you will end up with a really twisted being, probably no longer capable of being human.

I don't have any sympathy for felon. I know too many people who overcame what they suffered and made sure they were better people in spite of what they lived through. felon never even tried to be better. For what he is, it was easier to become worse.