Ray, of course, had no moral qualms about Channing's methods.

Food was life now. If someone came to take your life, why would you be polite in return? That would be foolish.

Sending people out one by one to die was a deliberate act of intimidation. The farther back in line someone was, the more terrified they would be. Hearing the hopeless wails of those ahead would freeze anyone in place—who would dare make the same mistake again?

Channing didn't just collect rent. He ran legitimate business