Its not a nice situation and I can understand why it is stressful, but you are right, I can't empathise entirely. Perhaps most shocking is the great amount of mental resolve required for suicide - which surely is the same that makes this sort of situation effectively non-threatening.
Still, personal feelings are largely irrelevant here - its pretty incredible to me that anyone can give a shit about this with, e.g. gun laws that enable the US to be responsible for 95% of child death by gun outside of warzones for instance. Changing that law will save thousands of children from death - I consider that infinitely more important than some kind of maybe, possibly a potential restriction on freedom if you want to interpret it that way...
Incidentally I find it interesting how this comment has been controversial - I was expecting it to be downvoted to death because it is obviously offensive and callous, but it has received quite a few more up votes than down.
I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that you've never so much as had to fight for your survival, let alone face what appears to be certain death.
Everything is relative. This is why I have a seriously hard time showing any pity or tolerance with this...
I'm not a military vet, so no, although I have been places and seen how the world works. Generally have been smart/lucky enough to avoid serious trouble.
So, political prosecution, facing jail-time for something pretty innocent, and you can't find the least bit of pity because nobody's threatening to kill him?
I'd suggest developing some empathy, it will make you more successful in business and more importantly will improve your life.
