I think they're more talking about how in Zelda you can break into everyone's house, steal their money and smash all their pots, and they never acknowledge how you've violated them.
Most people don't try it, but as a kid I felt a little slighted by the end game god beast refering to me by my one time misdeed :(
Sakon was a memorable case for me. I’m pretty sure he’s the only regular human you can kill in the whole series