Bubba Copeland shot himself in front of police on Friday, days after he begged 1819 News not to expose his private life.

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    1 year ago

    Exposing hypocrisy of public officials is the duty of journalists. As a representative of his constituents, he holds the responsibility to practice what he preaches and if he can talk the talk then he should walk the walk.

    This isn’t bullying. He killed himself because he has severe mental issues and he can’t stand to face the truth about himsellf.

    The truth is he represents a political party that routinely preaches hate about people like himself, a party that votes to make it illegal to host drag shows, a party that thinks that gay people should have less rights than straight people.

    He killed himself because he couldn’t tolerate being exposed.

    If journalists don’t expose our politicians for when they are lying, cheating, stealing, or being corrupt, then the journalists aren’t doing their job.