It Is by the Wicked That the Wicked are Punished

The prophet Mormon notes that the judgments of God are allowed to fall upon wicked people through the undeterred actions other wicked people.

“…Behold, the judgments of God will overtake the wicked; and it is by the wicked that the wicked are punished; for it is the wicked that stir up the hearts of the children of men unto bloodshed.” (Mormon 4:5)

Questions:

-How do the ungodly and spiritually compromised fall prey to one another in the vicious cycles that form in this fallen world?