My sentiment was more about the perpetrator in those example scenarios. Both offenders in the hypothetical are bad, and certainly not the type of people who should be in charge of anything. I know the comparison is a bit extreme, but that’s the level of corruption I see in all our political parties, and how much distain I have for them. There’s likely never a perfect angle politician that perfectly represents all your values and morals, but damn, I’d settle for just decent.

Sorry your friend is gone. My friend group lost a guy also and it sucks. He was cool. He died sleeping in his car though, not murdered.