It's crazy, it took me so long to get it through my noggin that some men really do get a thrill from bullying women. For some reason I thought that some men attempted to dominate women from 'altruistic' motives - they were concerned for the women's souls, or for women they were attracted to or the parent of.
Don't ask me why - the weird things a mind does to justify putting up with abuse are beyond me.
But it was a really big old thunderclap when I realized that the altruism was a cover for what a lot of men do, and Harrop is a prime example. He just really, really gets a juicy endorphin rush from dominating women.