"It was okay until someone I love was threatened"

Explanation: The NKVD was the Soviet secret police during the Stalinist era (later the KGB). Stalin was perfectly fine with Lavrentiy Beria, a known serial rapist, being the head of the NKVD. At one point, Stalin discovered that his daughter was alone with Beria, and immediately gave orders for her to be retrieved by armed guard, and for the guards to kill Beria if there was any sign of her having been assaulted. No such incident occurred, as Beria was apparently smart enough not to sexually assault the dictator’s daughter, and Beria was thus permitted to go on both living and leading the Soviet secret police.

Even evil has loved ones.

Explanation: The NKVD was the Soviet secret police during the Stalinist era (later the KGB). Stalin was perfectly fine with Lavrentiy Beria, a known serial rapist, being the head of the NKVD. At one point, Stalin discovered that his daughter was alone with Beria, and immediately gave orders for her to be retrieved by armed guard, and for the guards to kill Beria if there was any sign of her having been assaulted. No such incident occurred, as Beria was apparently smart enough not to sexually assault the dictator’s daughter, and Beria was thus permitted to go on both living and leading the Soviet secret police.

Even evil has loved ones.