User blog comment:Godisme/Goodbye to Our Xcution/@comment-44061-20120111202225

Ichigo's actions are more about a respect for the position and wanting to be accorded that same recognition if it was him in that position. He states it has nothing to do with forgiveness or actual respect for Kugo. There was really nothing to understand about Kugo everything was basically up front and Ichigo didnt agree with it and he didnt even come to the same conclusion despite being in a similar situation. Nothing kugo did would be understandable by any means and Ichigo in no part ever was insinuated to respect him. This was made clear in this chapter it was the circumstance of what he faced within the position that Ichigo understood as the unique situation that comes out of being a substitute shinigami. Big jump from simply understanding and not agreeing where one goes wrong and assuming there is respect where respect cannot be earned or even given.