Contextualization.

I know it isn’t the full story.

I’m only telling the beginnings.

Nothing can excuse the monstrous deeds done by something ‘less than human’. It’s an argument I acknowledge.

The author is not asking for anyone to be excused.

The author only begs the reader’s understanding.

It’s a darker side of sympathy, I know. I know, and it isn’t as though I do not care.

I am not making excuses for anyone.

The author is simply providing context.

That’s what beginnings are for.