You're thinking too big to see the finer point.
Most people who come here have already taken a lot of hits and are on a down spiral. The plot you are proposing would have taken years of Newport's energy to bring them back up just so he can send them back to where they were headed anyways. There are more satisfying targets for an evil mind. Kiesha Crowther's message is for you: start being a positive change, or people will change their channel on you.