In January 2001 Bruggisser was summarily dismissed. He considered refusing the order and being summarily executed, but decided this would be futile. The report had suggested a decision which Karnataka summarily rejected. Resistance meant they could be summarily executed as guerrillas. Even before the Ordinance was passed Irish prisoners were in danger of being summarily executed. Reports later emerged alleging that a number of the insurgents were summarily executed after surrendering. They were found guilty and summarily executed outside the Bargate. Cham villages were destroyed and the people were either forced to assimilate or summarily executed. Alexey is convicted, sentenced to the death penalty, and summarily executed. He is a "street judge", empowered to summarily arrest, convict, sentence, and execute criminals. Most were either kidnapped and assassinated or summarily judged and shot. The offence can be tried summarily or on indictment. Differing accounts exist of who made the decision that Mussolini should be summarily executed. Local news station WDSU mentioned reports of police officers claiming to have summarily executed looters. Historically, captured snipers are often summarily executed.