That's a strange take...
How many of these movies feature him getting captured and executed by the state? (None that I am aware of)
And how many feature him getting killed by members of the criminal life his character is involved in? (Most or all)
That's the entire point--other criminals generally don't care about the justice system or the value of life, so don't get involved with that shit.
Man, imagine seeing a field of fireflies IRL for the first time, if you had never heard of them before! That would be pretty mindblowing.