 Despite his ability to emotionally detach himself from a case and compartmentalize, there were instances where he has "snapped", especially when a case touches a sensitive subject, such as when he physically hit a suspect who had a history of abusing his wife.Having grown up in an abusive home, he has admitted to Sweets and Bones of his fears that he would become like his father.When investigating a crime, Booth relies on intuition and instinct honed from his training and experience, something which the rational empiricist Bones is unable to understand.