He was a human being and deserving of our compassion. But he made it onto this thread because he was famous, not because he was human, and (much of) what he was famous for is not good stuff. The fact that there are people in this forum who may look up to him (not for his overcoming struggle in life but for the agenda that he spent his life pushing) is precisely why I felt the need to speak up.
Hope this all makes sense.