But he did make a point. Everything else is irrelevant sentimentalism. He also paid the price that his society imposes to him.
Exactly! Thank you for talking about him (and bumping).
Fuck motives, stop bickering about the ethics and look at it! It's fucking obvious that this is unethical, not normal, grotesque and he might not be what you'd consider sane. If killing cats would be a fad I might consider it as an issue. I see this as a single ethical incident (lol) with lots of potential to affect people.
Some people in this thread have realized that your shock is part of the piece.