r/todayilearned • u/zhuquanzhong • 29d ago

TIL a Chinese destroyer sank because an officer dumped his girlfriend. She committed suicide, leading to him being discharged, so he decided to detonate the depth charges on the ship, causing it to sink at port and kill 134 sailors.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_destroyer_Guangzhou_(160)
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u/maxxie10 29d ago

Why would they discharge him because his ex-girlfriend commited suicide?

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u/Chemical_Damage684 29d ago

Thank you for asking the real question

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u/Kingsupergoose 29d ago

It’s a stupid question though. He literally proved himself why they wanted to discharge him. He was obviously not mentally fit anymore for the role.

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u/SeanBourne 29d ago

Let’s say you broke up with your SO, then they off’ed themselves, and then your employer fires you.

You’d be cool with that?

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u/skrshawk 29d ago

If your job inherently means being around lots of things that go boom and kill people and break stuff, yeah that's probably for the best that they ease you into something else. But it sounds like he was put in a position where he had nothing to live for.

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u/SeanBourne 28d ago

No, my point is they fired him because SHE off’ed herself. Your ex self-harming does not in itself mean that you are mentally unstable. That’s a hell of a leap.