As much as it's scary, he does have a very valid point.
There's a common thread among most criminals--they've had at best a weak or violent father figure--or often, none at all.
While they do exist, most people who've had a father figure have do better in life and usually remain on the right side of the law.
Perhaps. But I remember in HS, the kids who were the most f'd up were the ones that came from home with a father and mother. Most were from upper class families, drank, did drugs, got suspended, etc. The ones who excelled were the ones that everyone expected to fail- myself being one of them.