It’s shit like this that make me annoyed at the “choice/you control your own destiny” crowd. A man wanted to go to a freaking amusement park. He had the money to travel there and get in, but look at how heavy the consequences were. Okay, sure, I don’t approve of dictators and nepotism either, but that’s a huge cost for wanting to hang out with the Mouse for a day. Even during the Cold War a Soviet diplomat could have managed that, so long as they remembered afterwards to say it was interesting but they had a lousy time.
It’s never good to hear about any murder, and this is a good reminder that the price of choices fluctuates drastically depending on the context.
