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I was speaking as a democrat politician.

From their viewpoint, it's actually better if they are dead.

They get to pontificate at the funeral, and use their deaths as a campaign issue.

It frees up some more welfare money to buy votes from the living, and to embezzle through kickbacks and "campaign contributions" from the companies providing services to da po' folk.

And they will ALWAYS vote democrat in the future!

What's not to like if you're a democrat Mayor or Senator?

Their loved ones? Who cares? (Cue the clip of Clinton yucking it up at the Wellstone funeral, then wiping his eyes the instant he sees the camera...)

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The only dead black gangsters the Dems pontificate at their funerals are the ones killed by the police.
Since 99% of these black gangsters are murdered by other black gangsters, no Dem leaders give two hoots about them.