Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-24499616-20140208032904/@comment-18753817-20140208194925

You forget Shrieker was slain by a Zanpakutô and still went to Hell while Giriko who killed his wife yet still went to Soul Society while Kokutō killed the men who murdered his sister and went straight to Hell ( although Kokutō might not count due to Hell Verse being non canon)