Is it normal to celebrate somebody's death?

[jenipat]

Fred Phelps of the Westboro church in USA has just died. He didn't seem a nice man at all-picketing at funerals of people who were gay.

Like I said, not a nice man at all.

However, like Thatcher-and I didn't like her, either-, I am really surprised to see people saying things like they are going to celebrate his death.

Now, it's possible I'm in the wrong and have misjudged human nature, but who the blazes actively celebrates a death?

I mean, yes, I get that a person can be relieved and think good riddance at the death of a disliked/hated person, but I wouldn't have thought that people celebrate it in the way they do winning a medal or having a baby or getting a promotion.

Maybe people do feel like partying after a hated person has died and iabu?

A lot of us celebrate Guy Fawkes death

I didn't think of that! I'll never see a bonfire in the same light again!

I would celebrate if either of my horrible abusive neighbours died.

Don't think there is anyone I hate that much that I would celebrate if dead

Tho guess I can understand why some may cheer if their abuser etc died

Well, if we are talking about Fred Phelps, no, I won't be celebrating his death. I have never celebrated the death of anyone, but then I have never personally had anyone truly poisonous or evil in my life. And I dare say that I would be celebrating Fred Phelps' death if I were someone whose loved one's funeral had been picketed by him and his vile organisation. As it is, I'm certainly not sad that he has died, and I really do believe that the world is a much better place without him. He was a despicable individual.

YANBU, he was, as most would agree, a very unpleasant man but yes, it's all sad and especially for the children in that church, teaching them to hate like that . Margaret Thatcher too, so wicked to celebrate a death. I also wasn't keen in her, thought she was quite uncompassionate to the people she was supposedly looking after but there was Carol to think of and her other Son grieving and it's just not appropiate, they will go to a higher judge now.

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The unexpected death of my horrible father didn't make me happy - he was such an overwhelming influence, the fact of his sudden & permanent absence was hugely disorientating. But every time I remembered it's permanent I did a little happy dance inside. So, yes, I celebrated his death as that's the permanent part ... all these years later, I still felt like putting a after that! Here you are, Dad, have another Thanks for dying!

Mrs Thatcher died too late for my liking. I celebrated when she got fired, and I'd have carried right on celebrating if she'd kicked the bucket straight after.

It's a bit naff to actually have a party, I suppose. Then again, why not?

so wicked to celebrate a death - Wicked? Really?

Death is a normal event, you know.

The ones I'd celebrate, the one is a man who killed a young woman in his car, got off with it in court, as she was dead, and feels no compunction over her death except whereof it affected his person. He is a vile, abusive scumbag.

The second is someone who dealt with my daughter, and was cruel of it, over and over. You could see it in his eyes. A vicious being, in a position to visit his horribleness on children and their families when they are all most vulnerable. It pains me to think he is there, visiting his cruelty on others who are probably far less prepared and shocked. May God send he dies in screams of shame.

The last is another who contributed to the deaths of children, but his arrogance and position are such, he has got away with one. I hope he goes to prison for the others, I will be happy if he does, and if he dies before me and I learn of it, I will indeed have a jig and a dram. He is a douchebag with no compunction who deserves the worst.

It's not normal to celebrate the demise of another, but believe me, some of us have had the misfortune to encounter such individuals personally, abusers and those whose arrogance contributes to the deaths of children and if there is a hell it is too good for them.

I think it's utterly disgusting not to celebrate each and every improvement in the world. And some deaths really are improvements to the world. It is, yes, sad, that some people so conduct themselves that their living is a detriment to everyone else, but when they stop - by reform or demise, happiness and celebration is the only sane response.

That's a great way of looking at it, Kisses :)

I'll be disappointed if Tony Blair doesn't get at least the same reaction as Thatcher...

I think those who have had their lives marred by someone's nastiness have every right to be pleased they are dead. And if the nastiness was as pervasive as this phelps person then I can see why people celebrate. Personally I'm pleased that such a poor excuse for a Christian is no longer around to spread his evil, but I won't celebrate as I've had no personal dealings with him.
Thatcher on the other hand caused a huge amount of misery in the area I grew up in and live in now, and when she died I did go and have a drink with my uncle and cousins who had 4 years of their lives blighted by the strikes.