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Originally Posted by Lal
Again, there is not enough evidence that he committed much more crime than to kill Deagol.
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You also are not taking into consideration that he hunted and ate orcs
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Originally Posted by Riddles in the dark, The Hobbit
He liked meat too. Goblin he thought good, when he could get it; but he took care they never found him out. He just throttled them from behind, if they ever came down alone anywhere near the edge of the water, while he was prowling about. They very seldom did, for they had a feeling that something unpleasant was lurking down there, down at the very roots of the mountain.
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Frankly, I fail to see what you don't like about the account of the woodmen concerning his deeds. It all falls into the same pattern.
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Originally Posted by Lal
And we simply cannot say that because he killed Deagol he was already corrupt.
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He was already evil at the time he took the ring
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Originally Posted by Letter #181
The domination of the Ring was much too strong for the mean soul of Sm eagol. But he would have never had to endure it if he had not become a mean son of thief before it crossed his path.
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Originally Posted by Folwren
Gollum was an intelligent creature, cunning and evil.
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I agree; unlike (most) Middle Earth animals, Gollum has the option to choose between right and wrong. Cunning and versatile as he is, he would have had no problem surviving on anything else than this.