I think they are the ones who need to do the soul searching to determine the dark underworld they are trying to protect.
Perfect!!
That statement is an example of "positive projection"...an honest person projecting his/her morals on an island of sociopaths.
This island consists of criminals and those who are the enablers of criminals.
Evil always blames someone else...whereas honest people want to confess, to soul search and assume responsibility, and find out how to change and improve.
This island is evil. That is why it is so quick to blame the reporters (even the Twitty's) for the heat. They are incapable of soul searching. They are incapable of accepting guilt. I'll bet this behavior permeates every pore of the island (and they not even be aware of it...that would require soul searching and contrition).