Anderson believed the use of the guillotine, instead of a firing squad, as was normal for military executions, was used to emphasise that Ba Cụt's actions were being portrayed as common crimes rather than as political opposition.
Anderson percaya penggunaan guillotine, bukannya regu tembak, seperti biasa untuk eksekusi militer, digunakan untuk menekankan bahwa tindakan Ba Cụt digambarkan sebagai kejahatan biasa daripada sebagai oposisi politik.