Ah, reality.... I had to tell my toddler sons that their mother--my wife--had died. I've handed flags to widows and grieving mothers.

I know reality; and I've been around long enough to know you cannot pass rash judgement concerning someone's actions without a glimpse of their motivation. Hell, it's one of the tenets of our judicial system.

I did not mean to imply that family member(s) he may have had would not be affected. I merely challenged your assertion that the man was a coward when you don't know anything about him.