Would you tweet about a family tragedy?

Frankly, I'm perplexed at the criticism and malice I've seen on Twitter surrounding the death of Shellie Ross -- @Military_Mom -- 's 2-year old son.  When an innocent little boy is found at the bottom of a pool, you'd expect words of comfort, sympathy and support, not comments like:

@military_mom 's fault for not keeping an eye on her son while he was next to the pool. she was to busy with twitter i guess. R.I.P kid (from @jalynsandoval)

@Military_Mom http://twitpic.com/tktiu - it only takes a second for your child to get in trouble,hope u weren't twittering or out paying att (from @MockTV)

The problem is, Shellie tweeted about her son's situation not long after they found him:

Please pray like never before, my 2 yr old fell in the pool (from @military_mom)

So she's a bad mom and exploitative tweeter to boot.   But why?  When Heather Spohr lost her daughter several months ago, she was on Twitter that day too; still the Twitterverse was universally supportive, and rightly so.   Losing a child is just about the worst kind of nightmare any parent can imagine, and if these women want to let out their grief by tweeting about it, I don't see anything wrong with that.  I am giving her the benefit of the doubt and assuming that she finds a sense of support and community in Twitter, and sending out a Tweet instead of a phone call may be what comforts her best. 

What do you think?  Is this kind of personal tragedy too personal to tweet?