Calilasseia wrote:Rejoicing at the death of a human being is ethically suspect.
It's this that's not obvious to me.
Take Reynhard Sinaga, for instance. I think it would be absolutely excellent if he was dead. The human race would be better off without him and his genes, and if he died, I think it would be a positive cause for rejoicing, in addition to the rejoicing in the fact that he wouldn't be inflicting further suffering on others. Quite apart from the additional rejoicing at not having to pay for his continued existence for the next many decades.
Why is this position ethically suspect?