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Originally Posted by dyna mo
Sure, I'm trying to put myself in his shoes, nevertheless, if hari kari is beneficial here, that's fine, but do you think public hari kari, for lack of a better term, in front of survivor children and families helps survivors?
I'm with your other view, I think it was a selfish act on his part based on his personal disgrace, and he simply used the crowd as a means to his own end.
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ritual suicide is 'public' so the dude offing himself where he can be seen is intentional, that way his 'sacrifice for honor' can be accepted without shame by either party. i.e. the guy is 'showing his willingness' to step up and do the right thing. not a concept that translates well into western culture...