He could argue that his hands are tied--if he's the one who acts first without cause, he's the one who gets in trouble, even if he knows that Reaper is an active danger. It's backwards, but at the time time, why should the Legion's staff take his word for it? He can't exactly blame them, but it's hard to stand by and watch a ticking time bomb ready to happen.

"Sure. Keeping an eye on them is all we can really do."