It's interesting that you are equating innocent bystanders to a guy with a half dozen felony convictions.  Who sold drugs.  Who commited fraud.  Who accepted cash and sex from addicts for drugs.

The fact that you do such mental gymnastics to make a barely tangible point is telling.

But as I've stated in other comments (I'm likely one of the posters you are referring to), as soon as the guy brought HIS OWN background into the discussion, all of the surrounding details became relevant.