Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: Eric understood jail far more than Kyle, because _ had a bad habit of breaking the law.

Choice 1: Eric understood jail far more than Kyle, because Eric had a bad habit of breaking the law.
Choice 2: Eric understood jail far more than Kyle, because Kyle had a bad habit of breaking the law.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
1
2.