[Sorry Sheriff. Mal really hates authority figures. He's always on the wrong end of them. And he doesn't necessarily consider his crimes crimes. Of course they're crimes according to the government he lives in, but his government is wrong and needs to be brought down.]
[He snorts when she mentions her crimes.]
I don't understand our wardens. We protect our own an' get in trouble for it. We're saving lives, saving people from being subject to things they ain't supposed to be subject to, but it ain't the warden's idea of law.
Our prison ain't Alliance run, too nice for that, but the thought process behind it sure is inline with the Alliance.