Just remember everybody:
Action: Shoot up a theater, killing 12 people and injuring 70 others in the process.
Consequence: Get taken alive, without even a bruise.
Action: Hijack a car, go on a shooting spree, putting the live of various civilians in jeopardy, culminating in a stand off with police.
Consequence: Get taken alive, no injuries whatsoever.
Action: Commit an act of terrorism by setting off a bomb during a large scale public event.
Consequence: Get taken alive to spend the rest of your life in custody. Oh, and get your photo on the cover of Rolling Stone, along with an article portraying you as some sort of "tragic, formerly promising bad boy" type.