There is a certain class of humans who think in strange ways.
They are people who think they have a very high Will power and that they can go to any end to try to achieve what they want. There is a special category among these set of people who want to see a situation turning out the way they imagine it to be. This interestingly includes situations when the person can hurt himself badly - but the image is more important than the self.
As is pretty clear - I think I fall in this special category.