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Why does it have to be such an extreme jump to the other side of the spectrum?  Maybe just not joke about him being murdered...
People love voting for the 6 feet underdog. >

Sounds about right >

Sometimes a dead mayor is better than a living mayor >

Dude was murdered and y'all cracking jokes trying to farm meaningless upvotes.  
Welcome to Reddit. >

You're right, we should all be somberly wailing and wringing our hands.