Herriman was pretty much the poster boy of those product of his/her time individuals, in his case being brought up during a time where it was socially acceptable in some circles to treat those working under you as just mere workers who must unquestionably do things to their standards. I personally always enjoyed how out of touch he was with most facets of the modern world.
As a small aside, I've recently played both of the Batman: Arkham games (Asylum and City) and I found it funny that Tom Kane who does the voice of Warden Sharpe pretty much does the same voice as Herriman. Which begs the question if given the choice who would be the worst to look after, Bloo or The Joker? I mean on one hand you have the living embodiment of pure malevolence and chaos, and on the other you have a guy in a purple suit. Tough call.
