What's with the glee over another DUer's wife's (possible) suffering?

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53. +1,000,000

I haven't commented on any of this up till now, but the idea that people were being gleeful is a complete fantasy.

Will Pitt is entitled to all the pain, anger, frustration, etc. that he felt. And people who are in pain may lash out - sometimes at the wrong person. Everyone understands that. But having difficult circumstances doesn't give you a get-out-of-jail-free card forever. At some point you need to take responsibility for what you said and either apologize if you think you were wrong or stand by it if you think you were right. WP seems to be standing by it, which is fine. But then it needs to be treated like the political statement it is rather than a momentary lashing out done by someone in extreme pain.

DU is full of people who have personal tragedies or are suffering in one way or another, including me. Does that mean that everyone who is in pain can say whatever they want and not be challenged on it in any way, even in the context of trying to find a solution? What about someone in the opposite position as WP - a person whose loved one is finally getting the meds or treatment they so desperately needed because of ACA and sees attacks on ACA as attempts to cut this lifeline? Are they not equally allowed to be emotional about the issue?