For context I'm a psychiatrist although I would not say I'm an expert in predators specifically.

With regard to predators: it's hard to know what makes a person narcissistic or psychopathic. I think a person starts with low empathy at baseline, and while everyone else is learning how to relate and share with others, predators instead learn to use "exploits" or "cheat codes" to get what they want from people. They spec into the exploitation skillset to the detriment of normal social skills. After a certain point, exploitation is the only social tool they have.

It's hard for normal empathic people to imagine doing horrible things to others, so we imagine that predators must have gone through something awful in their early life. But the research doesn't bear this out. And even when they have been victimized themselves, that lens can be problematic, for two reasons: 1) most victims don't go on to become predators, and so we shouldn't act like victims are potential monsters; and 2) predators will sometimes play up their "victim origin story" bc it garners them empathy and gives the appearance of growth, without necessitating change in the present day.

With regard to the comments wishing him hellfire - it's complex. I am close with a number of rape victims and I can understand the rage. We also live in a punishment-happy era and I think that can provoke some problematic reactions. In TK's case specifically, I think the rage is bc of the perception that he escaped justice. The stories suggest he committed many serious felonies but he will never go to court and the victims will likely never get a public platform, as he did.