This is caused by Entitlement Mentality.
In his mind, since the mother and child did not give him what he wanted, they were stealing from him.
In his mind, since the mother and child did not give him what he wanted, they were stealing from him.
Most unfortunately, UnwashedPeasant, that's the crux of the matter. That attitude predominates all the way from the street corner narcotics gangs to the office of the attorney general of the United States.
Welcome to post-constitutional America.