[Oberon]

The bastard simply has no impulse control.

If something like this had happened about the time he was, say, 14 or so, his life may have turned out a lot different.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

If something like this had happened about the time he was, say, 14 or so, his life may have turned out a lot different.

Part of the problem, I think, is that he was courted and petted on account of his athletic prowess, and given free passes for any transgressions he may have committed at an early age.