Two Japanese were killed by “Islamic cult” group called ISIS who seems like to severely exasperate their grade 2 syndrome (Someone who behave like students). The incident happened to be the opportunity for me to know that there are various people and ideas in Japan. The ransom of 200 million USD the group suggested seems full throttle on grade 2 syndrome but some opinions of my Japanese people such as “we should pay, it is only 20 million” or “It’s PM Abe’s fault. Because he gave an interview in front of Israel flag and it made the ISIS angry” were quite surprising to me.
It of course was very sad and regrettable outcome that two of them were kidnapped and killed. And I wanted to rescue them if it was possible. However without being just sentimental and see the reality, we realise that people who had absurd death aren’t just only them.
We all die one day. I think having your loved ones around at the time of your death can be considered acceptable “peaceful death”. But there always certain amount of people who encounter sudden and unwanted death. Cause can be from something like traffic accident or incurable disease that we can expect to happen right next to us to something like an air raid or stabbing by passing maniac which can sound very unreasonable.
There aren’t any big or small in someone’s life. But for example, the death of 10 years old girl in Fukuoka who were killed by 46 years old suspect, boyfriend of her mother, are the incident that should not be happening more than the incident by ISIS, I think. It isn’t the logic of “it’s his responsibility because Goto went to the war zone with his own will, so he should be killed”. But the logic on the difference of the possibility of them to avoid that the risk of their death. It is quite different to hear someone say “I am going to war zone” and “I am going to school”. The possibility of the danger they can expect after their departure of the day has a big difference.
Well, of course both of their lives are equally and extremely important and precious. What I think is that it should be considered as serious issue that in Japan, the country where suppose to have the highest level of security, has such a crime of the girl just leaving her house for school and then killed. This should not be happening. But people who scream for world peace don’t even look at this crime and only focusing on a killing incidence that had happened in the middle of war zone. It is quite strange to me.
Anyway, losing the lives of 2 people were painful result, however I support the decision of current Japanese government of not paying ransom or not to put a pressure on Jordan to release the death law inmate despite heavy criticism from Japanese citizens. Unfortunately majority of people in this world are low in education and unable to think things logically then act with immediate intention. If they learn that they can gain huge ransom by kidnapping Japanese, or can release their people from prison, then it could have been lead to the habitual situation of any Japanese are easy bulls eye for all crime groups.
But, it would be the best if one day whole world will be safe enough for anyone to visit though…