T'shirts

A terrible tragedy happened in our area over the weekend. A boy from my daughter's school was hit by a car and killed. She didn't know the boy personally. The accident happened Friday evening, and they took him off life support on Sunday. He was in the 7th grade. Yesterday, we were out running errands when my daughter called and said she was too upset and we needed to get her. My husband took the call, and he is much nicer than me so he said okay. We were already out so we went to get her. I found it a little ridiculous, but I was sure that they weren't getting any work done anyway. So, we pull into the parking lot we are behind a truck that says RIP with the boys initials and you will be missed. I personally find that extremely tacky. Then out comes my daughter, wearing a shirt with the kids picture on it and the dates of his birth and death. It seems she bought it in the office. A child is dead and they are selling shirts. I get that the money is going to the family, but a collection would do the same thing without keeping the kids all riled up. It seems to me that things will die down, for he ones who weren't his friends, in about a week. Then someone will wear the shirt, and look out drama ahead. I lost a friend in high school. The school had a service and planted a tree. I hate to say anything nice about my high school, but that seems a way better way to handle it. The last thing middle schoolers need is a reason to be more dramatic. It is an awful tragedy, and I can't imagine how hard it is for the family, and the driver. I have a ton of sympathy for his friends. I remember how hard that was, but t'shirts for real?