[Pause.] It's not a perfect test. And circumstances can affect how extreme someone goes.

[And he's trying to bite back the sudden surge of guilt. Because he shot Donut. It wasn't shooting Simmons who knew him, but he did it to terrorize a person who DID and that's a bitter pill.]

[But it's hard to bite back that guilt, especially when it's fresh.]

You tend to be optimistic of people. At least if you know they're not that far gone from the start, then there's more room to work with.

Though if you could read their mind, you could test their ability to let go of anger.