Au contraire: They believe in themselves, and by logical extension, the Grand Arbitrer of human interactions, The State. Hence, polytheism, and in a single stroke, a profound affront (borne of great joy) to all of Western Man's millennial sacrifices and struggles.
Hammer, meet nail.
Well, they have some sole searching to do. What did they do to cause this person feel so aggrieved that he would want to kill them?
This was not so much a crime, as a desperate cry for help.