This is Flash's problem. Everyone only sees the running. They never see the heart that lets him reach out to guys like the Trickster. Sad, really. Sad for YOU.
For me, it's right up there with Green Lan- I mean, Booster Gold's episode and the one where Wonder Woman gets turned into a pig (which wasn't even the silliest thing in that episode).
Too many villains are either angsty anti-heroes, or soulless Hannibal Lecter types. We need more garden variety nutballs. If they were decent guys but just off their meds, it would help explain the heroes tolerance for repeatedly having to lock them up.