I don't see where he wants out. I see where he invested a shit ton of money and wants to profit from his investment. Maybe more than once.
As someone who has had the Department of Corrections just enter my account and freeze my assets on payday (and the day I traditionally fill my gas tank) I feel his pain. Steemit is now his investment in income, just as my car is, and if you leave him without gas money, he will not be able to profit from his investment with HIS money (not yours.) Wrong is wrong no matter how you paint it.