When the movie premiered a few weeks back, there was a lot of discussion whether this was the right thing or not...as I recall, seems the idea was ok with most of the surviving family members, altho many were not quite ready to see it...
One thing does seem clear...they knew they were doomed anyway, so they took matters into their own hands, & saved countless more lives...for that, they're ultimate heroes in my book, & deserve to be memorialized..

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