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CMV: A Person Dying Should Not Exempt Them from Negative Opinion

This view has largely been sparked by the passing of xxxTentacion and has caused much controversy in my area.  The idea that "speaking ill of the dead" is wrong and abhorrent seems like an aged and counterproductive concept.  Why should someone, notably those of questionable character and impact, be suddenly free of all criticism simply because they are now dead?  I obviously understand the social implications of speaking ill of, say, someone's deceased son.  However, if that son were a character of questionable morality (criminal, warped views, etc) then perhaps I could see reason in doing so.  This taboo is certainly a sensitive subject but should find no place in constructive dialogue.

I hope I have made my view clear.

Edit:  Many different posts have all found a typical agreement that I can get behind: there should be a period of time, however long it may be, where the dead should be allowed time for family and friends can reflect and the world can reflect on the loss.  I still firmly believe the dead should not be exempt from negative opinion, but having that peace time feels important too.
gpt
There are times to speak.  And there are times to refrain from speaking.

The hours and days after a person has died are a time for silent reflection on the life of the person who has died, on world we are left with that has a human sized gap in it, and on our own mortality.

To quickly fill that silence with chatter and opinions robs us and those around us with that opportunity for reflection.