Regarding Philip Brasor's Oct. 26 Media Mix article, "The 'tough' love of sumo and military can turn ugly": I was aghast at the news of this barbaric act (death by collective violence of a 25-year-old Maritime Self-Defense Force petty officer). It happened unbelievably in a so-called modern, cultured society! The other incident referred to in the article -- the death of a sumo wrestler -- can be classified the same way.
I cannot imagine human beings treating their fellow human beings in such a manner and then trying to justify arguments for the same. It is a different matter when acts are committed in a fit of anger or other similar circumstances.
The people responsible for the incidents reported should be treated without mercy and should not be allowed to rake umbrage behind some misplaced considerations.