Why, when someone dies are people at their worst?

jd50ae
jd50ae Posts: 7,900 ✭✭✭✭✭
My step son's wife's father had a massive heart attack.
He was found on the floor by my step son and there was nothing to be done.
Her father was in his early 50s and it was totally unexpected.
So far 2 people who have blood ties and nothing else have been caught ransacking the house.
2 people who did not give a darn about him when he was alive.
The daughter has been at the house everyday looking for the legal stuff.
She has brought some items to my house to put under lock and key.
I have offered to stay there and guard the place.
Of course she will have to notify the police if she accepts my offer.
I will bring one of our dogs to act as an alarm, the most aggressive one.
It is hard enough on her already and to put up with this kind of behavior is just wrong.

People disgust me.

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  • deadman
    deadman Posts: 8,856 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This seems very common nowadays. People looking for an easy dollar.
  • Echambers
    Echambers Posts: 4,184 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I would suggest that the death has nothing to do with bringing out the worst in some people. Rather, I'd suggest that the death just gives makes that bad behavior more salient. 

    Some people are just mean.  
    -- "There's something that doesn't make sense. Let's go poke it with a stick."
  • TX98Z28
    TX98Z28 Posts: 2,448 ✭✭✭✭✭
    jd50ae said:
    My step son's wife's father had a massive heart attack.
    He was found on the floor by my step son and there was nothing to be done.
    Her father was in his early 50s and it was totally unexpected.
    So far 2 people who have blood ties and nothing else have been caught ransacking the house.
    2 people who did not give a darn about him when he was alive.
    The daughter has been at the house everyday looking for the legal stuff.
    She has brought some items to my house to put under lock and key.
    I have offered to stay there and guard the place.
    Of course she will have to notify the police if she accepts my offer.
    I will bring one of our dogs to act as an alarm, the most aggressive one.
    It is hard enough on her already and to put up with this kind of behavior is just wrong.

    People disgust me.
    I have zero sympathy for those who intentionally do others wrong. The people you described ransacking the house are cold, evil, scum. Just always know what goes around comes around and they will pay sooner or later one way or another.
    Karma's a b****
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  • YankeeMan
    YankeeMan Posts: 2,651 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sometimes greed just brings out the "best" in people.
  • dirtdude
    dirtdude Posts: 6,368 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sounds like addicts seizing the opportunity.
    A little dirt never hurt
  • Jay6
    Jay6 Posts: 755 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Buried my grandfather today, large family and lots have been scrambling for their "share". F&ckong disgusting human beings 
  • TX98Z28
    TX98Z28 Posts: 2,448 ✭✭✭✭✭
    @Jay6, My condolences to you and your family. 
    If you quote me do the @TX98Z28 in your text or I won't be notified of your quote, Thanks.
  • silvermouse
    silvermouse Posts: 23,921 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sorry for your loss, Jay. And, yeah, seems to be a family-universal scenario, happened to me when my mother died.
  • genareddog
    genareddog Posts: 4,484 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sorry for your loss, Jay
  • deadman
    deadman Posts: 8,856 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sorry to hear this @Jay6
    Mine did this in 01 when my father passed, they still fight about. 
  • Jay6
    Jay6 Posts: 755 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks guys!! I appreciate it!

    At least now the drama is over and the animals can crawl back into their holes.

  • Sketch6995
    Sketch6995 Posts: 4,495 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My mother has owned funeral homes since I was a kid.  
    I worked in the industry for quite a few years. 
    I've seen more fights outside the funeral home than on TV it seems like to me.

    I've even seen families start fighting over their loved one's possessions before the person was even dead.

    When it comes to dividing up grandmas' stuff, people turn into vultures.
    The higher.......the fewer.  ( Alexander Rozhenko)

     What you can't forgive......you will become.