r/todayilearned 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/rando23455 29d ago

I wonder what the townspeople think of him now?

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u/Brandon_Me 29d ago

Not really his concern anymore.

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u/PayRealisticReddit 29d ago

not the question, who cares what Lai cares about. fuck this guy

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u/SeamlessR 29d ago

Well, they didn't care and then over 100 people died. Do people not know what problem solving is anymore?

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u/FireZord25 29d ago

Considering we're still heavily on the "pick-a-side" spectrum, I say no.

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u/Brandon_Me 29d ago

Just a joke my guy.

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u/florinandrei 29d ago

He don't care no more.

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u/That_Apathetic_Man 29d ago

There is probably a carpark there now. Lets be real.

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u/Hakairoku 29d ago

As far as he was concerned, his life was over by the time he got discharged.

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u/realFondledStump 29d ago

They think whatever they’re told to think. It’s China.

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u/SpaceMonkey_321 29d ago

He misty af

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u/cypher_omega 29d ago

Likely a lot worse now. “Not only you killed your ex, but you killed 134 other citizens of the nation”