Originally posted by Turnbull:
I agree. Sonny was hot-headed, but that hot-headedness might have saved Fredo's life. He would have gone berserk, beaten Fredo to a pulp--and then have let the storm pass. Michael was cold, calculating, long-term deadlier.
...beaten to pulp and hence kill Fredo
Remember how carlo got beaten with the trash can. He was lucky not to die there of some internal injuries !