Sounds like the dead guy was a bastard in life and the people in his life were too cowardly to rip him a new one while he lived. Else why bother after he is dead?
I have seen instances where guys have been vilified far beyond reason. While I do think some of them deserved ridicule for some things they did, there seems to be no limit to what some mothers will denigrate the father as being, when it comes time for the marriage to end. Some of them spin everything he ever did way beyond truth, to justify their bitter anger.
Was this guy as bad as they say, or did he seem bad because he wouldn’t merely accept ‘her’ view and move on?
Young kids don’t always know the true dynamics that played out. They don’t know that part of dad’s problems with alcohol and drugs could have been related to dynamics within the home that he couldn’t cope with.
That being said, some guys (and some women) cannot say no to bad temptations. I’ve seen men like that too. It’s surprising how the wives of some of them don’t bad mouth the guy to the kids. They seemingly remain above it all. When a woman does this, I think it’s a lot healthier for the kids.
The family in this story is angry over the top in my opinion.
I guess you can’t say if you haven’t been in their shoes. I don’t want to trash the family too much here. They may have gone through hell for real.
Life really sucks for some families. It’s so sad when two people had good feelings for each other at one point.
The other articles make it clear this was a violent man who was in and out of jail. Crossing him was dangerous.
I see this as an apology to the other people who survived the ordeal this man (no, let's look at what we know of his rap sheet and be honest - this thug) put people through.
The folks who read and see only hate despite the explicitly outlined apology spelled out in the wording only see life through the lens of their own self righteousness. I know, I know. He Dindu Nuffin, and all people be hating on him.