Some of us can tell the difference between fact and fiction, between make-believe and reality.
I mean, the majority of people everywhere are able to do this just fine, that's my point. US movie culture isn't particularly different than elsewhere.
Here's a popular French movie that celebrates impunity. A cop steals cocaine from some drug dealers and then makes war on them when they kidnap his son:
Lots of movies made outside the US seem to have similar themes (But I guess I haven't watched that many; a recent one is The Raid).