Even though Johnny had actually killed someone, it was widely known that it had been in self-defense. So public opinion against him was perhaps not as firmly set as it was against Dally. Dally had a long prison record and was known by the cops as a guy that would often be involved when trouble popped up. This was Johnny's first real run-in with the law.
Then Johnny went and saved the kids in the...
Even though Johnny had actually killed someone, it was widely known that it had been in self-defense. So public opinion against him was perhaps not as firmly set as it was against Dally. Dally had a long prison record and was known by the cops as a guy that would often be involved when trouble popped up. This was Johnny's first real run-in with the law.
Then Johnny went and saved the kids in the church and was mortally hurt in the process. This quickly turned him into a hero in the eyes of the press and in the eyes of the public. The fact that he was unable to survive the wounds he received while saving all those kids made it even more likely that he would be thought of as a hero.
Dally, on the other hand, never got much credit for the role he played in helping to rescue the kids. Then, after Johnny died, he really wasn't interested in living as it broke his heart. So he held up a store and then fled from the police. Knowing what would happen, he then pulled his usually un-loaded gun and was killed by the police. Because of the way he died, he would be known as one more hoodlum who deserved what he had coming to him.
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