The sociopath in Montana won.
It's a sadder day than you would think when you realize that it is relatively easy to manipulate most people. In the U.S. alone the religious industry is worth billions of dollars. I find that most people who are not in a survival situation seem to have a minimum moral decency to them that won't allow them to take advantage of others who are less mental or physically able than them.
If you're ever willing to explore the dark parts of your thoughts, try a mental exercise where you need to manipulate strangers into giving you $5,000. Sit in a bar or public area and study the people who go by you. Look at how they dress, smell, move, eye contact, religious tokens, jewelry, what they pay attention to (and disregard), and every part of their body language, so on and so forth; all vital information in making an split second (but educated) assumption about someone.