Of course they end up dead, but there is a long history of songs and stories written about those who were deemed worthy of the firing squad. There is a certain glory attached to being tied to a post, the squad lining up, the order given, the shots fired.
It’s as though the criminal died a heroic death, and none of us want that.
Not so much for those who were doomed to be hung from a rope.
Opps, didn’t mean to double post.