De Mortuis Nil Nisi Bonum
5th May 2025
Nothing is more predictable in ‘journalistic’ coverage of a person who has died, deservedly or not, than encomia from all of his or her Friends and Relations about what a really wonderful person the dead one was and how much he or she will be missed; in cases where the person was younger than Senior Citizen, this flattery will be chock full of descriptions of how the dead one was ‘immensely talented’ and ‘beloved by all’ and ‘had so much potential that is now sadly wasted. This is especially true of Aspiring Rappers who by some odd quirk of fate fall afoul of police (however could that happen?) and receive a lead exit ticket.
Once–just once–I’d like to read about such a situation where people said ‘Well, nobody really liked him’ or ‘Actually, he was pretty much a dick.’
Just once. That’s all I ask.