Like much of the world, the ones in the worst positions get targeted for even more suffering.
I wonder if these types of people all get into this kind of work for this purpose at the outset or it brings it out in them under some kind of slippery slope/ opportunity conditions where they have a predisposition for it.
The world deserves better unfortunately, those with authority continually abuse it.
Yes, I have been wondering the same thing. After looking into Dalglish a little my best guess is that he truly does care about humanitarian work but he gave into his demons. There's no way of knowing of course. Maybe it's just too disturbing to think this kind of abuse is premeditated.
(Without defending any such behaviour as it is heinous and there is no excuse) What if they mistake their desire as 'care' and perhaps early on it is just that but it manifests over time and reveals what it truly is. There are all kinds of ways to exert power of others, this must be one of the worst.
It's certainly possible. I think we're all capable of extraordinary good and and complete depravity. I think once you cross the line into something dark I imagine your mind tries to justify what has happened, and you lie to yourself about what's going on. Maybe this kind of person tries to convince themselves that they're in love and nobody's getting hurt. They have to believe their own lies and keep spinning new ones.