The potential for self-deception by the wrongdoers of the world (the 'Raskolnikovs') is probably immense; because people want to go on with their lives, even a guilty person such as a hypothetical guilty O.J. Simpson would likely persuade himself of his innocence, so people vary enormously in regret, remorse, and the ability to put wrongdoing behind them—it is not as simple as either Dostoevsky's torment or Woody Allen's serene escape.