" I heard a resume of their lives on talk radio and they were not saints as many will now portray them to be."
So.... I don't know any saints. Are you a saint? Do you deserve to die if you aren't?
I know lots of saints and you ask if I am a saint. The answer is yes. Anyone who believes in Jesus Christ as their Saviour is a member of the communion of saints. However, I was not using the term "saint" in this context. I meant that their lives were anything but on the road to a promising future. Where were their lives heading? How many other people would they take down with them in the future? When you say, "did they deserve to die", what entails that statement? Actions by individuals lead at times to reprecussions which are not pleasant and, as in this case, death. Who was to blame, the persons who provided the cocaine or the persons who ingested it? Your answer will say a lot about what you believe.