Wouldn't this be a perfect opportunity to find something else then? Experiment with what you could do here instead of... murder

[What a life. Still, the Decepticon was mostly filled with murderers and psychotic murderers, so it isn't something he's unfamiliar with. He himself has killed before, too, but never enjoyed it, unlike some other Decepticons.]

Is it really surprising? I don't know what sort of place you were before, but Verens is a peaceful town, most of the time anyway. No one would want to disturb the peace with that.