From time to time there comes that urge to kill, to lash out for revenge, or to mete out justice on people for things that have been done or the way they were done. Mostly it's just a thought, a situation, an anger we want to get past. But in some of it grows from an urge, to a need that has to be dealt with. For these people it's about anger. Things have to be made right within. It's not outward but inward. It's part of who they are. They will not submit to the change that has been shoved into their lives. To not submit is to be in control and killing is about control.
Johnny learns this at a very young age from his poor home life and the terrible culture in Flint, Michigan. He has a need to kill. The problem is getting caught. Almost all killers are caught. Would there be a way that a twelve year old boy might fulfill his pathological need and not be suspected? Could he weave a web of doubt and deception? Maybe. Twelve-year-olds are smarter than most want to admit.