Hopeless Situation
There is no one who is above the law, and if you find yourself on the wrong side of it, you can be sure that you will be held accountable for your actions. This is one of the beautiful aspects of our legal system. This is something that the man in question and his companions discovered the hard way.
They are fully aware that they are in a precarious situation at this point, and they realize that no amount of pleading will save them. In spite of the fact that the circumstance appears to be hopeless, at least he is able to explain his way out of it rather than just standing there like a statue.