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> using someone’s murder to further your political beliefs is horrible.

Agree that it's gross but we do it all the time, and I think too often it only feels horrible to people when the political beliefs aren't align with one's own. If the loudest voices in this incident had been pushing for increased funding for supportive housing or mental health services, would Joe Eskenazi have written an article titled "Bob Lee deserved better than to be killed — and then co-opted in death"? I kind of doubt it...




To be fair, such an article isn’t finger-pointing at a specific population of people, but at a systemic issue, so it’s more acceptable either way.




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