It's coming it's coming it's coming, so they scramble scramble scramble, until they are so completely exhausted, and frightened, they cannot continue, and begin to beg for it to be over. Handing themselves in willingly for punishment, or taking the easy route; bang.
Ramp it up ramp it up ramp it up until they can take it no more.
I don't think so. I've never seen a psycho turn himself in knowing he was gonna be locked up for life or killed. We're dealing with the type of demons that would rather see it all burn than admit or deal with defeat.
They've had their way for ages. That is an unbreakable habit. Furthermore the fact that we did this to them ( how dare us peasants challenge the kings ) adds to their resolve.
They believe we only exist because of their good will. We essentially just bit the hand that feeds us in their eyes. I think they want us against the wall for that.