Liberals have long made an effort to "see" the "good" inherent in everyone, and are often shocked to discover that no, some people really are bad.
Conservatives generally assume that humans are inherently evil and will do evil things unless you teach them better, and then keep an eye on them just to be sure.
One philosophy is much more adept at dealing with the real world than is the other.
Yes.
Oddly enough, Bulger isn’t happy with Depp’s attempts to humanize him:
http://www.justjared.com/2015/09/19/whitey-bulger-is-not-happy-with-johnny-depp-black-mass/