Totally agree with this from @PyongyangKipperbang
'A similar thing happened locally to me.
A lad of 19 died on his scooter, he was using it for drug runs and was an absolute arsehole. He was violent and threatening.
But when he wrapped it, and himself, around a tree, he was a caring loving son, a great friend etc. The shop I worked in was stripped of flowers to lay at the site because word had got around that there would be cameras. Some of the girls especially looked like they were ready to go clubbing.
Its all about wanting to be seen on SM or on TV.
When my DD's best friend was murdered in Jerusalem 8 years ago this happened too. Interviews on Sky with her "besties" because DD and their other mutual best friend couldnt face talking about it, so Sky would just interview anyone who said that they knew her. The victims father said that he was disgusted about how so many of her so called "friends" had actually been vile to her in school and turned up to her funeral dressed like it was a party as they thought cameras would be there'.
Young people die tragically all the time and while that obviously affects those involved it's a non story really.
It initially got so much coverage off the back of the Michael Moseley tragedy and then gained traction because of the criminal links and mawkish gossip, even the vile TikTokers getting involved become a story , people love to gossip and judge and this story had it all.
The red top media are still posting non stories about it and will be looking forward to a divisive and tacky huge 'send off' with photo opportunities at every turn they can feed to the public to either sneer at, get angry about or to grieve vulture over.
They are probably willing it on.
His parents managed to raise a young son to be a violent drug dealer of course they will be taking every opportunity thrown to them.