Talk:Episode 12 - Stand by Oneself/@comment-72.211.215.153-20120327013314/@comment-6052796-20140331153527

The reason he does it, is because throughout the entire series Mei has taken a lot of crap from everyone. They treated her like she didn't exist. Blamed her for breaking the rule. Blamed her for the deaths of the students. Was accused of being the extra as well as killing Takako. By the off chance she was wrong about Reiko, Sakakibara would be the social pariah because he killed his aunt and his teacher. He'd rather have them hate him instead of an innocent girl who's only crime was talking to someone she shouldn't have.