Well, yes, technically, but he does so in an unnecessarily harsh fashion. Look at how he treats the poor guy who's gone to bat for him and been arrested for it, who's saying he'll quit his job so he doesn't drag Vic down through association with him. Vic COULD have said 'Man, you don't have to do that, I'll be fine - just stick with me and we'll see this through', but instead he practically rips the guy a new hole for being afraid to face the music - and this is his friend! If I were that guy, I'd say 'up yours, you ungrateful prick - I'm trying to be considerate here, and you're calling me a coward because I don't want to see you taken down? #@%^ this noise, I'm quittin' anyway.'