I'm actually liking Damon, more than I probably should. Although he seems to cause a lot of troubles I can't help but feel that his mother is the reason he started acting that way. She seems to look down on others quite a bit considering the way she talks about Cariline. Her way of doing things seems to have twisted Damons view. Although, in saying that I just imagining it.
Nope, you are not imagining it. A lot more is revealed later of Damon's true nature. This scene kept getting rewrote because Bethel kept becoming more of a not so nice person.