Adrian Field wrote:
cultural sensitivity (I think a couple of posts are on the right track with
contacting Native American organisations to see what their thoughts are on
this instead of being subjective),
negative association- suicide in some cultures through history has been
honourable.
More specifically the rite of hatakili (sp?) that Samarai were allowed to
perform so that they could die honorably. The nature of Geronimo's death
is more consistent with this mindset.
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"They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety
deserve neither liberty nor safety."
- Benjamin Franklin
