Let s face it, 2016 has been a hero-stealing rat of a year so far. From David Bowie to Prince   and every amazing person in between   the world has had its legend population culled this year. Yet, Arizona s cruel ultra-conservative Sheriff Joe Arpaio not only lives on, but gets to make despicable comments about those who died, like he just did with Prince.To put Arpaio s comments in some context   basically the whole nation and much of the world, regardless of political stripe, is openly grieving over the untimely death of a cultural icon.Minneapolis chose to rock out to Purple Rain:This is what it sounds like when thousands of Prince faithful sing Purple Rain. @StarTribune pic.twitter.com/rqzs4qHPap  Aaron Lavinsky (@ADLavinsky) April 22, 2016President Obama took a moment to remember the contribution of Prince to his own cultural heritage:https://www.facebook.com/potus/posts/479875112202334 The NFL took a moment to celebrate one of the finest half-time performances in history, made by the deceased icon.One of the greatest Super Bowl Halftime performances of all-time. #RIPPrince https://t.co/B6aHzYUCoG  NFL (@NFL) April 21, 2016Artists, fans and political and humanitarian leaders from around the globe have been busy commemorating Prince s life and work. But for Sheriff Arpaio, the death was nothing more than a chance for a little self-promotion.Condolences to Prince family. He allegedly was treated for a drug overdose days ago. I celebrated 20 yrs of drug rehab in my jails today.  Joe Arpaio (@RealSheriffJoe) April 22, 2016Drugs are killing our nation!  Joe Arpaio (@RealSheriffJoe) April 22, 2016But Twitter users were quick to fight back at the self-confessed  Toughest Sheriff In America    no one was in the mood for his bullsh*t.@RealSheriffJoe You're a monster.  Theresa Krause (@tmkrause) April 22, 2016 @presidentjlh @RealSheriffJoe me, as this tweet rolled through my timeline pic.twitter.com/SKcOQqdyv9  CJ Ciaramella (@cjciaramella) April 22, 2016@RealSheriffJoe way to insert yourself in something that has nothing to do with you, you grandstanding sociopath.  C. N. B. (@cnbintucson) April 22, 2016RT @RealSheriffJoe pic.twitter.com/zzn3bqnfsk  Like FlorentinoAriza (@JoseArielCuevas) April 22, 2016It s pretty clear that while some conservative types and generic bigots are happy to be duped by the likes of Arpaio, many others were happy to shut him down and allow the rest of us to grieve in peace.It truly is becoming one of the most sour traits of the American right at the moment, that a liberal cannot die without their name and loved ones becoming the target of partisan attacks. We remember the horrific scenes when Vice President Joe Biden s son died, and conservative trolls literally celebrated. It left many of us thinking: surely brain cancer doesn t need to be a partisan issue? Surely we should be able to mourn the untimely death of a person with compassion, whoever they vote for? Can we not just be human beings together in these moments?For some it seems, the answer is a resolute  Hell no! Featured Image via Flickr Creative Commons/Flickr Creative Commons