When you lie and steal for a lifetime you too would think it is entirely unfair to suddenly be told "No you may not lie and steal any longer and you will be punished for doing what you have always done". He may be clever at lying and stealing but he is ill-equipped to truly see who he is.

In a way, he does not understand what he has done. He thinks in terms of his normal operating procedures. Pathological narcissism presents some unique abnormalities. Fortunatly...
Ignorance is no defense.