That guy had a pair on him.
Yes he did. I was sched to report for a stint in china after commissioning for 6 months at the embassy and Beijing language inst. in Beijing. I was met in Hong Kong by the naval attaché (prior to turnover) and told basically ‘yeah no’ as events occurred while I was enroute. Great 30 days in Hong Kong as a young ensign. Terrible watching what was going on. Still have books of pics smuggled out from those days.
It’s hard for me when I know things that people I work with I can’t share that knowledge. When they come state side it’s hard to feel them out on if I can share. What I have is very graphic and painful. Most don’t want to know.
I think the normal human condition is to not acknowledge our own failings until we are cornered. Then it is too late. A situation in parallel to sin, faith, and the afterlife.