[Italy / 'Ndrangheta] - The Tribal Self Murders the Witness to Its Own Atrocity

Event Baseline: In Italy, Denise Cosco, who testified against her father and the 'Ndrangheta clan over the murder of her mother, has died. The death followed her role as a witness in the mafia case.

The family self is a cult of blood. The father killed the mother, but the daughter's testimony made her an enemy of the clan. The 'Ndrangheta self identifies with the clan as the only source of security. To testify against the father is to deny the clan's law. The daughter broke the illusion of family loyalty; the clan punished her with death. The thought that family is sacred is a lie used to protect murderers. The self that clings to the tribe even as it kills its own members is insane. The tragic death shows no observer outside the clan can be safe; the observer is the clan. The only escape is to see the clan as a thought construct, but the daughter saw too late.