This is what I was referring to. As much as he had wanted to oppose the smarty he hadn’t reached the breaking point yet. He still called his judgment into question.
Even when he did, the herd itself was astonished. They never even tried to stand up to the smarty, why is he the only one on trial?
Also, you may indeed call him a simp for the straw breaking the camel’s back being a mare he liked not being allowed in the herd, but I OBJECT your “he felt no remorse” statement. Case in point, where the accused has put himself in harm’s way to mitigate the damage the smarty had done. (sorry, been binging some Ace Attorney lately).
Sure, he may seem callous to not think back about the others, but he has a family he is striving to protect in a harsh world right now, obsessing over the needless deaths now would be detrimental.