The problem is when society becomes too civilized that it starts to break down and criminals no longer fear the law because more often that not the law protects them from the consequences of their actions.
Far too often the police can do nothing about someone who is an obvious threat until he/she actually does something and then far too often for someone it is too late.
"Shes dead? I guess she was right about him being a threat. We can arrest him now"
If you lock someone in jail knowing they are only going to get out and kill multiple people like the Joker repeatedly does, then who is really responsible for those deaths?
On my stone/rad tank I just respected out of Atom Smasher to get Devastating Blow for more single target damage. I figured I needed it more for the tough mobs more than another AoE since I had mud pit and a proc'd out Irradiated Ground.
Make it a DP/MC and kick someone through the air in slow motion so you can shoot them in the face before they land. My favorite thing is to send them flying, spin kick them before they get out of range and then shoot them for added insult.
Though I hate telling people to do this, but if you used the install version, there may be entries in the registry that may need deleted after you uninstall to make sure you have done a complete uninstall.
Maybe he got most of the rank and file soldiers killed and most of what he has left is officers, which would explain the mess he is it and why he can't move forward since no one is there to do the actual work.