i believe that is very possible, but can we hate him for that, as i also believe he documented these 'snuff movies' through quotes like i quotes in the OP.

he saw what he saw, and in his own way exposed the truth to the masses, very subtly, very poeticly, if he did it any other way he would have been killed

that's not the only quote from him that describes the evil that feeds off the energy of the innocent. He describes this in many of his books, especially the one he wrote before he died.

he also documented the cult abuse in the movie/book fear and lothing in las vegas