Perhaps there could have been a legitimate point about traffic deaths, but whatever substance this comment might have had is more than squandered by that acerbic swipe.
I feel ashamed of Hacker News to see a thread about someone's death abused like that.
I agree with your sentiment. That said, this is an amazing community, no reason to feel ashamed of HN because of the ignorance of a few comments. That those comments almost always get downvoted to oblivion, reveals the true character of HN.
Perhaps there could have been a legitimate point about traffic deaths, but whatever substance this comment might have had is more than squandered by that acerbic swipe.
I feel ashamed of Hacker News to see a thread about someone's death abused like that.