It's characteristic for long-term violent offenders to be lacking in overarching goals and direction in life, so Spencer isn't surprised by this issue, although he's learned better than to just openly describe him as 'an offender'. Still, someone who commits crimes of such a severe nature either doesn't think they'll be caught, or doesn't care about the consequences-- because they don't see themselves as having a future.

"If you still feel strongly about-- what you were doing," he temporizes, "there's no reason you couldn't consult. Legally."