Paul Lumber's death isn't funny. Why does that need saying?

Publicly mocking a man who has just died from falling off a ladder. This is what the ‘compassionate’ left has been getting up to on social media in recent days, in between retweeting conspiracy theories about the Bondi terror attack.

‘That knucklehead Paul Lumber who died putting up flags looks exactly like u imagined. The Master Race!!’, spat one person

Paul Lumber, 60, fell to his death while putting up England and Union flags near his home in south Bristol. He was active in the Operation Raise the Colours campaign, which has taken many of Britain’s neglected high streets and dual carriageways by storm.

Lumber suffered multiple injuries, including head injuries, following the tragic incident on 23 November. He was rushed to hospital and placed in an induced coma, from which he never woke up.

First, the tributes poured in from those who knew him. ‘He was widely regarded as one of the area’s most colourful and recognisable characters’, a friend told the media. ‘His family........

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