One example: Factors like "absolute obedience" and "total filial piety" might over-ride his sense of right and wrong.
Look at this one :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experimentTo me, it's the most terrifying find ever made, even worse than the A-Bomb.
Heh... that doesn't surprise me. I know of schools where authority and power are highly revered, more so than the art of learning. The type of deeds that students, teachers and even parents will commit just for the sake of being "lawful", "respectful to the various educational authorities", etc., sometimes put them almost along the lines of ,say, a Black Ring member. After all, many will stop at nothing to obey and carry out their orders including hurting others.
Btw, just finished BD: what can I say? I think that being in the state of "near-death" can sometimes have rather radical results. It can often push you over the brink and to an extreme: having known someone who nearly died at the hands of her father, I can say that parts of her history nearly fit the Damned One's to a T except for the setting. She joined a cult, she and her family conspired to hurt and maim one another. Sometimes, all it takes is a push and a shove to make you a complete sicko who's unrepentant for his deeds, no matter how cruel they might be and who relishes the thought of blood and hurting others.
