It reminds me of all the stories of the failed terrorist the FBI nabs in its stings. They find some vulnerable dude and feed him a bunch of ideas. Do all the work and get him to try to go through with it and then arrest him when he demonstrates the willingness. Then they pat each other on the back and say a job well done. We need more funding to protect the people. Meanwhile the actual intelligent and effective scumbags execute their plans and kill people. That's kinda the vibe I get from this story and this guy.