A person backed into a corner attacks those who are in the way of his escape. This guy executed two people who were simply part of the system attempting to hold him responsible for his behavior.
I think you can safely crank down the level of your empathy control without worrying about whether you're being unkind on this one.
What he did today has no empathy from me.
However we don't know the whole rape charge story.
Like I said could be a case of a vindictive woman, we will just wit and see if the truth comes out.