I feel bad for MH, I mean, he clearly feels bad about what happened. I think it was acceptable to ask him the questions TD did, minus the snivelling one's because he did lie and this is a serious situation. I think this was probably a wake-up call for him albeit a terrible one. To an extent, I understand where he was coming from. He probably did not know about the case, was sketched out about it and did not want DM to rat him out for all the things he'd done in the past. He was young and stupid and reckless. He was doing questionable things and hanging out with questionable people. This raises the question of how much blame should we place on him for making a terrible decision, even if he feels guilty and it's eating away at him? I also keep thinking how many lives were ruined by this senseless murder, TB's family (of course) but also DM and MS's families, girlfriends and friends. No one wants to have to testify at a murder trial, if I was close to the person who committed the crime I seriously do not know what I'd do. I'd have serious trust issues for a very long time. Knowing someone, loving them and having them do these kinds of things, it's absolutely unthinkable.
We can all choose our interpretation from the tweets, but I don't feel we have enough proof of the above--his level of remorse. IMO, I thought the term "snivelling" was a term a bully would use. For all we know, this lawyer's tactics triggered a bullying episode from his past. People cry for different reasons. The activities weren't just questionable things, they were illegal. I think peer pressure and drinking played a part, but we are all accountable for our choices. Parents teach your children not to do these things!
A good thing is this finally came to a head. It needed to. Abi-Dellen and his 40 thieves needed to be disbanded for their own good. IMO