It is not, nor was, my intention to create a debate on road safety, but certain responses in what is an obituary thread seem so inappropriate to me that I feel compelled to say something. I think the yardstick is pretty simple: if you wouldn't say it to the family, don't say it here.
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Do I have sympathy for the dead actor - not a chance.
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And did you tell the families, friends and co-workers of the car crash victims you've seen that you had no sympathy for them? No? Then why post that here? It can be read by anyone.
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The family? Cheap shot that one.
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On the contrary, it's a cheap shot to talk down someone who is no longer able to speak up for themselves, especially when you don't know the facts, as none of us do.
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If you feel so sorry, you haven't had to deal with the result of these disasters.
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You know neither me nor that, and you're wrong.
There's a well known saying that I'm sure you'll recognise when you see it, and to me, it speaks volumes about the degree of civility in our society:
Never speak ill of the dead.