1) Why does he owe you or anyone else an explation of what he was doing?
2) Is there anything he might say ... anything at all ... that would lead you to conclude that "yeah, this guy's OK"?
2) Is there anything he might say ... anything at all ... that would lead you to conclude that "yeah, this guy's OK"?
He doesn't owe me any kind of explanation. If he likes the way things are going now, he should remain in hiding. Maybe he doesn't need to work anymore. Maybe he has other people who can bring him provisions. Maybe he can have his food delivered to his house. If he runs out of money, maybe his family can start hunting in dumpsters behind markets. It just seems to me that he might want to try a different strategy.
I think if he comes out of hiding and tries to give an honest account of why he was doing what he was doing, people might begin to see him as more human than his current image suggests. I agree with you that it probably isn't easy to satisfactorily explain any of this, but he should have the courage to try. None of us are perfect and most everyone understands that. Almost any image will be better than the "terrified and hiding in a bunker" image that he is projecting right now.
What do you think he should do?