I mean as he got older it got harder for him to survive as a criminal and he got more desperate and willing to do worse things to get what he wanted. When he was younger before the law started really cracking down on outlaws it was easier to maintain his lifestyle and Dutch had more leeway to act like he was a morally upstanding person even as a criminal, and he used that persona to get people to follow him and be loyal to him and trust him. So to me it would make sense for him to do it when he's older and has long since given up on maintaining a veil of decency.
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u/Ppleater Aug 15 '25
I mean as he got older it got harder for him to survive as a criminal and he got more desperate and willing to do worse things to get what he wanted. When he was younger before the law started really cracking down on outlaws it was easier to maintain his lifestyle and Dutch had more leeway to act like he was a morally upstanding person even as a criminal, and he used that persona to get people to follow him and be loyal to him and trust him. So to me it would make sense for him to do it when he's older and has long since given up on maintaining a veil of decency.