The DUmmies take such a binary and simplistic view of capping a bad guy. It's more complicated that that. For instance, moving back to your home state to marry your childhood sweetheart, her abusive ex-husband comes to your house to kill you and you come out ahead of the melee. You spend some time in jail while the authorities sort it out.
You meet other "felons" as an innocent high-tech redneck that just happens to win the gunfight that they all want to know about. The bad food and crappy accommodations are but temporary, while justice spins its wheels.
Yeah, I'd rather be judged by 12 than carried by six.