But I can assure the parents and loved ones of Nathan Chapman that he lost his life for a cause that was just and important.
As the story continues, we learn that if he had only dug in his own original backyard, he would have encountered acres of the precious stones, and achieved all of the riches he lost his life seeking.
"It's unfortunate that the individual lost his life but as the police said, he was in control and he could have let those firefighters go and he's responsible for his action and the ultimate ending, " Rutledge added.
Ms Thompson said her son had lost his life "in a cruel way whilst he was out enjoying himself and celebrating".
At heart, he's lost and searching for meaning in his well-appointed but empty life.
All we can hope and pray for is that he hasn't lost his life in vain.
"He recognized immediately the threat, yelled 'grenade' and due to the fact that two other SEAL snipers, our brothers, could not possibly escape the blast, he chose to smother it with his body, absorbed the impact and lost his life in the process, " said Lt.
Watson nearly lost his life in the process, and, after the campaign, he was forced to scuttle Sea Shepherd.
Arthur Andersen went down as a result of Enron and Ken Lay lost his life defending his honor that he had done nothing wrong.
And with this in mind, I was not at all surprised to read today that Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, who lost two years of his life and tens of millions of dollars when he went to prison for killing dogs, had signed a new endorsement deal with Unequal Technologies, a provider of the football pads Vick wore during most of last season.
It was where Mr Smith bred cattle and lived for most of his adult life, even after he lost power in 1979.
He lost a series of battles against deportation, claiming his life would be in danger if sent back to Algeria, and he has remained in the UK without permission.
"Helping the underprivileged, helping people who'd lost their jobs and their dignity, that was his mantra in life - it never changed, " he said.
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