Of course. It’s completely the victims’ fault for walking outside at night in their own city. Your friend’s only murdering people. Maybe raping them, if he’s the bloke I had the luxury of chatting with. But who cares. And hell, since you’re pleading for mercy on behalf of your friend, why not generalize and beg for the other murderer as well? Never mind that each of their victims likely have souls and families and friends of their own.

You don’t gain anything from their living, so long as you can get your friend off with whatever sob-story excuse you can make up. So we should all just sit indoors while they fuck and rape and kill anyone they please while you piddle around trying to find a solution that spares your bleeding heart.