So, perhaps a mass of people show up at his house to rape his wife, rape his dog, take all his stuff, then burn the house down, and he will need to negotiate with them, because there are too many to arrest?
In his case, yes. He would hold his dog while it was being raped. He would undress his wife for her rapers. He would help them load up all his stuff. And last but not least, he would furnish the materials and light them to burn his house down. And as they left, he would call after them, “ What did I do to you to cause you to hate me.”