[That is not at all a satisfactory answer, and he doesn't like the dismissiveness of it either. But he considers for a moment how to answer, taking a sip of his own drink again before responding lightly.]

It's a precarious position to be in. It's not as though letting murderers run around to do whatever they want is a good option, but you also really can't enforce laws that don't exist even if you did have the authority to do so.

[So a conundrum. And general 'you' in this instance.]