An Experiment in Empathy - 5 SBD to the Winner(s)






A man walks into a bra- he must have been dyslexic

Okay, this isn't actually supposed to be funny in any way at all, so let me start this again.


A man walks into a bar. In his right hand is a shard of glass, dripping with blood.

With no decipherable expression on his face, the man walks over to a table in the corner, where another man is having a drink alone.

The lonesome man at the table turns towards the man with the glass shard in his hand and asks, "Is everything alright, mate?"

Without so much as a moment's hesitation, the first man lifts his hand and buries the piece of glass into the other's carotid artery. The murderer then sits down at the table where his victim once sat, and finishes his drink while he waits for the police to arrive and take him away. Everyone in the room whispers among themselves as they stare at the bloody corpse on the floor, and the seemingly psychotic man responsible for it, sitting there sipping a beer.



Why did he do it?



Your task is to think about this incident, and what could have led to it. Whomever can provide the best explanation as to why this man murdered the other, and can force the rest of us to empathize with his position, and wonder if we would have done the same- that person will win the 5SBD.


I am judging this personally, because there is too much voting abuse on this platform. If I can't pick between two I may choose to give 2.50 to two people. I will also be making an entry to this myself when I return, but obviously, I will not be eligible for any prizes.


You can make a post about this if you want a chance to earn something for your time regardless of whether you win, but be sure to copy and paste your explanation into the comments section here, otherwise I won't see it and you won't have a chance to win.


EDIT: I have decided to allow @dreemit to pick a second winner who will also receive $2SBD. Also, I forgot to mention that this contest will end in 72 hours(3 days) from the time this post was published.

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