Eliza
29d ago
We would not accept that as a justification for other acts of violence. If a very unfortunate man all in the same day got diagnosed with cancer, was fired from his job, crashed his car, got robbed walking home, and found his wife in bed with the yoga instructor - we would understand if he was in extraordinary distress to the point of howling insanity, but it wouldn't excuse him going on a killing spree. Suicide is not 'less bad' than other kinds of violence because it targets the self. It bereaves your family, it devastates those who loved you most.
Hard disagree. The honourable thing would have been for Arday to retire into obscurity, work on his character flaws, make amends where possible, give back to the society he wronged, and live with decency going forward. Seppuku might be honourable in some times and places where it improved the lot of surviving family who would otherwise suffer from stigma or ostracism or material deprivation. But here and now, in 21st century west, Arday has widowed his wife and orphaned his children for absolutely no purpose at all.
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