Disgusted by comments on Facebook

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As many of your know I live at the famous Jersey Shore. There are several FB groups specifically for certain local beach towns and also for the larger area and county as a whole since it is a popular tourist destination. The ocean has been unusually rough for the past week. Many beaches had red flags indicating no swimming was allowed. There have been several drownings, a couple of people still missing, many rescues, and I've written about my father's accident. (he didn't drown) People post about the rescues or the incidents as they are happening and so many people feel entitled to leave nasty comments about how stupid the swimmers were for even being in the water or swimming without a lifeguard. I'm not saying that swimming without a lifeguard is a good decision but like those comments aren't helpful after the fact. Sure make your own post expressing frustration but there's no need to say that someone dying is "survival of the fittest" or calling the person stupid. Family members can read those remarks and they just aren't necessary. What happened to my father couldn't have been prevented if a lifeguard was on duty in the chair or even if they were standing directly next to him in the ocean. Sometimes freak accidents happen. Would it have happened if my dad wasn't in the water? No. But other than that there was no way to prevent it.