Therefore the king was stirred up in anger against him, and he delivered him up, that he might be slain. And it came to pass that they took him, and bound him, and scourged his skin with faggots, yea, even unto death. ...

And now when Abinadi had said these words, he fell, having suffered death by fire ; yea, having been put to death because he would not deny the commandments of God ...

And now it came to pass that, Alma, who had fled from the servants of king Noah, repented of his sins and iniquities, and went about privately among the people, and began to teach the words of Abinadi; ...

Now there was in Mormon a fountain of pure water, and Alma resorted thither, there being near the water a thicket of small trees, where he did hide himself in the day-time, from the searches of the king. ...

But behold, it came to pass that the king, having discovered a movement among the people, sent his servants to watch them. Therefore on the day -that they were assembling themselves together to hear the word of the Lord, they were discovered unto the king. And now the king saith that. Alma was stirring up the people to a rebellion against him; therefore he sent his army to destroy them. And it came to pass that Alma, and the people of the Lord were apprised of the coming of the king's army; therefore they took their tents and their families, and departed into the wilderness. And they were in number about four hundred and fifty souls. ...

And now there was a man among them whose name was Gideon, and he being a strong man, and an enemy to the king, therefore he drew his sword and swore in his wrath, that he would slay the king. And it came to pass that be fought with the king; and when the king saw that he was about to overpower him, he fled and ran and got upon the tower, which was near the temple. And Gideon pursued after him and was about to get upon the tower to slay the king, and the king cast his eyes round about towards the land of Shemlon, and behold, the army of the Lamanites were within the borders of the land. And now the king cried out in the anguish of his soul, saying, Gideon, spare me, for the Lamanites are upon us, and they will destroy them; yea, they will destroy my people. And now the king was not so much concerned about his people, as he was about his own life ; nevertheless, Gideon did spare his life. ...

And it came to pass that the Lamanites did pursue them, and did overtake them, and began to slay them. ...

caused that their fair daughters should stand forth and plead with the Lamanites, that they would not slay them. ...

took them captives, and carried them back to the land of Nephi, and granted unto them that they might possess the land, under the conditions that they would deliver up the king Noah into the hands of the Lamanites, and deliver up their property, even one half of all they possessed ; one half of their gold, and their silver, and all their precious things ; and thus they should pay tribute to the king of the Lamanites, from year to year. ... Gideon feigning righteousness, had mercy on the wicked people, so they could do more evil, cause more people to suffer!

I know this may seem a bit harsh at first, but not having mercy on the victims is very harsh! To deny the victims, in order to support the perpetrators seems excessively foolish. And yet, in the movies today, we are constantly exposed to sympathy toward the perpetrators of crimes, while at the same time told, that the victims just need to deal with it!

If Gideon was actually a man of God, which God has said that He is "the God of the oppressed," then Gideon would also be a saviour of the oppressed. Instead, Gideon proved to be an accomplice to the torture, suffering, and death of many people. All because of incorrect doctrine about Father.