Originally Posted by wildpark:
“It is not uncommon for humans to be full of violent hate. Take the hate out of history (or Islamic terrorism to bring it up to date) and it makes no sense. Humans invented things like the lash because they get off and seeing other people get hurt. He went for Janice because she is an old woman and therefore more vulnerable. It is the classic tactics of a bully.”
Janice is about as vulnerable as steel covered with a layer of diamonds. If Austin was picking on a more vulnerable older lady he'd go for Sherrie.
Plus why go for Austin because he says something more original than "I'd like to kill her", "dips**t" or another of the choice insults that have been thrown around the house fin every series.