Surely the funeral is the time and place for remembering someone and paying respects though, not a weird public meeting organised by people who have nothing to do with the deceased and who have their own agenda?
@Dramatic_Hammer not sure most families would like the idea of a few hundered randoms turning up at the funeral, mine wouldn't mind at the wake so long as you are buying a round of drinks for them(yay piss heads). But yeah if they aren't so close then lighting a candle or vigil(usually lighting lots of candles together) is the next best thing, it's a way of taking time to stop and have a moment for someone even if it's just as you have that "if I left 15min earlier/if I wasn't running late today" feeling.
The die-ins I agree have an agenda, it's a protest that needs a death to latch onto.
I agree but I'm just not comfortable with displays of collective public grief for someone you don't know. It seems more for the benefit of the participants ('look at me, I CARE') than any friends/family.
@Dramatic_Hammer not sure most families would like the idea of a few hundered randoms turning up at the funeral, mine wouldn't mind at the wake so long as you are buying a round of drinks for them(yay piss heads). But yeah if they aren't so close then lighting a candle or vigil(usually lighting lots of candles together) is the next best thing, it's a way of taking time to stop and have a moment for someone even if it's just as you have that "if I left 15min earlier/if I wasn't running late today" feeling.
The die-ins I agree have an agenda, it's a protest that needs a death to latch onto.