hes been bashed and threatened and is probably scared of reprisals
he has signed a stat dec and knows ramifications are possoble.
he has been carrying this around for some years so as someone who maybe scared not only for himself but also for his family, knowing what these thugs are capable of (shovels bullets etc), should we not give him some latitude if he has become a sot and a little uderstanding that with this hanging over his head he has good reason to appear a bit disjointed?