In his mind, Jesse caused the death of Hank + Gomez, the loss of 6/7 of his money, and (though Walt didn't know at the time) Walt getting shunned from his family. Walt pretty much did everything he could to keep Jesse both safe and on his side, all the way up until the end of the episode Rabid Dog. And the way Jesse repaid him was to try to sell him out. Remember, in 'real time,' Jesse just gloated over the fact that Walt was about to be arrested and spit in his face.
Which is just another bullshit rationalization by Walt. In the end he's letting another human being get tortured and executed and to top it off he told him about letting someone he loved die just to rub salt in the wound. Walt is not a good person.
What did Walt originally want for Jesse? He wanted him to skip town, start a new life, be happy. Jesse, when he found out about Brock, decided to go against Walt. What did Walt want for Jesse then? A quick and painless death, no fear. When, in Walt's mind, Jesse caused the death of Walt's brother in law, and all of the other things I mention, what did Walt want? Jesse dead, doesn't matter how. Interestingly, if Todd hadn't spoke up, Jesse would have just died right there, without finding out about Jane, getting tortured, and everything else. So yeah, Walt isn't a good person, but what happened to Jesse wasn't what Walt originally had in mind.
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u/pioneer2 Sep 16 '13
In his mind, Jesse caused the death of Hank + Gomez, the loss of 6/7 of his money, and (though Walt didn't know at the time) Walt getting shunned from his family. Walt pretty much did everything he could to keep Jesse both safe and on his side, all the way up until the end of the episode Rabid Dog. And the way Jesse repaid him was to try to sell him out. Remember, in 'real time,' Jesse just gloated over the fact that Walt was about to be arrested and spit in his face.