Aristotles defintion : one who has misfortune which is brought on not "by vice and depravity but by some error in judgment."
I don't see Joe as a hero of any kind, but I guess we all view events and people in different ways. Joe was guilty of a crime that was covered up for years. Did he love his family? Yes, he did. Did he allow his partner to go to jail when it fact he should have gone himself? Yes, again! Did he commit suicide in order to "save" himself from the judgement of others? Right.......... he did that.
Was Joe's misfortune brought on by an error in judgement? Yes, but this was far more than an error in judgement. Had his poor judgement stopped with the death of airmen defending our country.......... had he fessed up and admitted what he's done, then I might say the quote applied. But his actions afterward are calculated and planned; he knowingly allows someone else's family to be destroyed to save his own. Killing himself doesn't make him a hero, it makes him even more selfish than we initially believed. This of course is my opinion. If you have another I'd love to hear it!
