In what way? It makes sense to me: the person causing a lot of collateral damage (in the form of women and children) in pursuit of their target is calling the t

In what way? It makes sense to me: the person causing a lot of collateral damage (in the form of women and children) in pursuit of their target is calling the target a monster. The target didn't kill anyone, but the person chasing them behaves as though the murders they themselves have committed are somehow the fault of the person they're trying to kill. It's like, imagine you catch someone breaking your car window to steal your car radio, and you say "hey, you broke my window!" but they retort "you made me break your window by locking your doors!".