Exactly!!
So this is the second scenario where everyone's first instinct is, "Screw it, just kill him/them" over a situation that arose out of an extreme OpSec failure. Sorry, but I'm not putting a .22 in the back of a kid's head. Chances are they're soft witted and easily lead, you can manipulate people like that very easily into seeing things your way, especially if the propaganda isn't too far from the truth.