almost any editor in the world would have it changed to a scene where the snitch is suddenly blinged the fuck out.

Because it would make for a more interesting story, even though that’s now how it works (fortunately).

Snitching on your neighbor because he kinda looks like the guy should not be rewarded. Unless he’s convicted, he’s innocent. Only if proven guilty you can say the snitch helped and give them their reward. If the person is innocent then the snitch did nothing more than just waste everyone’s time.