Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-26006790-20140725193452/@comment-28861328-20140726043130

Elveonora wrote: Honestly, Sasuke isn't as much of a murderer as people make him out to be. Yes, he killed a few innocent people, but that was during his mad phase at Kage Summit.

Because what is a few innocent people's lives in the grand scheme of things, right?

KirinNOTKarin98 wrote: I'm just saying to put yourself in Sasuke's shoes- he's been through Hell, and while I don't condone his actions, I don't really criticize him or ostracize him for them either.

Come back here and tell me that when someone who's had an equally hellish childhood becomes a serial killer in real life (happens all the time. In fact, most serial killers have absolutely heart breaking childhoods). Tell the families to put themselves in the shoes of their son's/daughter's killer. To "see it from their side". Then tell me you still would sympathize with Sasuke.

Makes you think about differently, huh?

Easy to sympathize with a fantasy character when he's one of your favorites, but put his actions into the "shoes" of a real life person and all of the sudden it doesn't seem so glamorous, hm?