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 [i]your[/i] death?

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Lucia · 36-40, T

Well yes. It is. But it's not everyday that such a situation arises.

SW-User

@Lucia In what kind of situation would see it as acceptable to do so?

Lucia · 36-40, T

@SW-User Celebrating the death of Hitler is one thing I don't really see anything wrong with. For instance.

Lucia · 36-40, T

@SW-User You could also argue that celebrating the death of someone who lived a long, happy life - and who was ready to go, would be fair. My family did that with my grandmother. She believed she went to see her deceased husband, she had a good, rich life and was respected till the very end. And her funeral was the last time the entire family would ever be gathered.

We sent her on her way with a "We'll miss you here, but hope it's better there"-mentality.

SW-User

@Lucia Yes, I see that as more celebrating their life, rather than "reveling in their death" (which I mean being glad that they are dead because they were awful and they do not deserve life).

Lucia · 36-40, T

@SW-User Oh well it was an actual celebration of the end. She needed it. She was sick, and could have lost her mind in the process, which was her biggest fear. She didn't. She fought it and held it off until other things gave up.

So it was indeed a celebration of her passing. I admit it was also a sad day, but it was exactly what she would have wanted.