Just recently chat about modelling stuffs with other members (that was American), and it simply deviate enough when heads is mentioned, he simply said his grandfather has ashtray made from Japanese skulls. When I think it was joke, he was simply point out to search "American Mutilation of Japanese". While I'm know that indeed, Japanese occupants here actually doing more henious thing, I just stratch my head when he mentioned that "at least Americans used that for decorations and souvenirs, it's just lke trophy huntings, with humans"
I did agree, if they do some trophy huntings in war, it was completely unavoidable when the motives are revenge, because Japanese in WW2 are very notorious to be evil and unnecessarily cruel, but
ok, straight to the point:
- why they doing that anyway? I think, unless most of american soldiers at WW2 are Native Americans who do headhunting in the past anyway, they have no much motives on doing that.
- and why it was very widespread? (I will agree if there was only small cases, but reading much of the wiki article, make me think that it was widespread despite they are actually prohibited from doing that), or does it was "because it was forbidden it will be more funny to break that law" mentality. While I know that Christians didn't get harrased by ghosts if they have faith, does that mean they did harass japanese ghosts who lost their heads? while in they are destined to burn in hell anyway (in Christian perspective), why make they suffer more?
thanks.