"Thierry Magon de La Villehuchet’s sense of honor led the descendent of French army officers and an ennobled shipping family to commit suicide after he put his friends and family in a “catastrophic” financial situation by investing with Bernard Madoff..."
I call it murder. And Madoff should be in shackles in a dungeon, not lounging around his penthouse sipping cocktails and watching his plasma TV.
Admittedly, this story is about people with a great deal of money, who didn't need any more, and who invested to heavily with Madoff because of the good returns.
But it wasn't greed operating here. It was trust...in their friends, in other, well-known authorities in the investment field, in each other. It was an attempt to do the best they could in a difficult market. And all the references and referrals seemed beyond reproach.
But in the end, it cost at least one man his honor, which clearly meant more to him than his life.
His old-world response touches me on some level I can't explain. It makes me sad, yet sort of hopeful, to realize that somewhere in this world, there are people that still care about honor that much.
As for Madoff, I say go Medieval on the bastard. He does not deserve an honorable or private death. Pillory him in front of a New York investment bank for a month...then draw and quarter the prick in Times Square. With horses. Slowly.
Let his public punishment be a lesson for other malefactors.
The Gunslinger
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