Is it ever acceptable to celebrate someone's death?

I don't understand those who celebrate someone's death and justify it by saying "they were bad". Okay, fine. But you are behaving badly too by reveling in their death. If your point is that their evilness justifies you reveling in their death, what makes you fit to judge their evil? What prevents others from reveling in your death?

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Psycho · 26-30, M

I find it more annoying when someone pretends to be upset by someone's death.

If you hate someone what respect is due really?

SW-User

@Psycho Fair enough. You don't have to be upset. It's fair to say I wouldn't mourn the death of someone like Bin Laden. But celebrating seems to take it too far, especially when it comes to people who were not murderers, but just, say, politicians you strongly disagreed with.

Psycho · 26-30, M

@SW-User I don't know it wouldn't hurt to have some respect for the family that mourns.

I would say celebrate but do it quietly.