kangareagle

I see what you're saying, but he wasn't doing an act. He was on a particular show trying to fool a particular two people.

You might be right that the format of the show sets up people to do worse magic, but that's not his problem. (Not that you said it was... I'm just thinking out loud.)

Like polar bears.

Not that I don't have sympathy, but I also don't think it helps to minimize what he did.

He was part of a robbery in which a 50 year old woman was tasered. He did this for money, even though he came from a well-off family and he didn't need it. He just wanted it.

I don't think that means that he can't write a book, or whatever. That's a separate question. But I was also 19 and I never helped to plan and execute a crime like that.

Obviously if you live on the other side of the world and work for a U.S. company, there's a great chance that you'll make more than if you were to work onsite.

Why?

they're completely rotten from the core

Are you arguing that being completely rotten from the core makes you LESS a monster?