I'd say that many of them are just trolls (especially people who refer to Michelle as a "feminist" because apparently that's the label you give someone who doesn't like being kidnapped).
But I think that some people are simply unable to empathize with someone else's point of view.
It is true that Howard saves Michelle's life by kidnapping her. But the fact that his negative action had a positive consequence doesn't make him a hero. If you were robbed at gunpoint and the robber pistol-whipped you, and then in the course of receiving treatment for that injury it was discovered that you had an unrelated brain tumor that was then cured, well, technically you could say that the robber saved you life. But was his pistol-whipping you a "good" or "heroic" action? Of course not. It was selfish and cruel and the fact that it had an overall positive outcome is not at all connected to the perpetrator's character.
People who say that Michelle should have been more trusting or grateful are just laughable to me. Think about the world we live in. Think of the countless horrible stories about girls/women who have been kidnapped and held (sometimes for years) and endured all kinds of abuse. The man who kidnapped Jaycee Dugard also provided her with a shower, food, a room, a television, and clothing. A gilded cage is still a cage.
I think some people get caught up in the fact that Howard was right about the attack and totally overlook the fact that his motivations and intentions were not at all connected to saving people.
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