When a warrior was seen insulted by a townsman without doing anything about it by his colleague(s), the warrior was denounced as 'a coward' and was punished as 'not having the samurai spirit.'
もっとも町人から侮辱を受けたまま何もせずにいたところを朋輩に見られた場合、今度は「臆病者」との謗りを受け、これまた「士道不覚悟」で罰せられることになる。