Deliberate infliction of hurt or harm is objective bad. Hate, evil.
But one can’t shame the shameless. Those who worship freedom, no license, and hate goodness, wisdom, kindness.
Only feel sad for what could have been.
Probably way too late.
As for Elmore, he likes interesting characters, and takes them where he finds them.
But he repeatedly shows through his characters like Raylan that the abusive, destructive knuckleheads inevatibaly get what they have earned and almost always get caught, or plugged. Because they are too stupid, self-absorbed, undisciplined to avoid incriminating mistakes.
Those paying attention get that.