"If you are in a lot of pain from a life ending misery don't take a bunch of sissy pills, commit Hara Kiri like a real samurai" were the opening words by Dr. Kevorkian at the 'Mercenaries for Hire' Convention held in Las Vegas this week. The audience of mostly hardened tough guys responded with an ovation by pounding their bayonets on the floor.
Kevorkian, keynote speaker and out on bail, made the visit to the Mercenaries convention to ram home the point that one does not have to die a painful death but they have the 'manly' option to make death excruciating. Kevorkian described in detail the Hara Kiri methodology and stressed that the objective is to experience a prolonged nerve riot of pain.
The long time advocate of suicide as an option when there are no options Kevorkian is customizing his message for different populations. Last month he recommended an overdose of LSD to a hippie baby boomers protest march in San Francisco. He has also recommended the poisonous 'filibuster' herb for politicians on their last leg.
The subtle message by Dr. Kevorkian was largely lost on the crowd who has chosen the mercenary way of life. The marrow of the Hara Kiri option is in the meaningfulness of a life of causing pain to others for pay is a reward in kind. Basically Kevorkian's solution is to end life with an overdose of the life you have experienced,
