The End of Dignified Death - Maya Angelou's Dispatch Call

I don't understand why Maya Angelou's dispatch call was posted online.For what purpose? What's up with this obsession with digging into people's privacy - famous or not? Is there no decency anymore? No regard to allowing a person to preserve just an ounce of dignity, even in death?

I'm under no illusion that we all have any privacy left but some things are just carried too far. There shouldn't be any written rules to determine what is decent and respectful, it should be innate knowledge within every decent human being. Call me naive or old-fashioned.

It'ṣ appalling that this is fast becoming the norm every time a famous person dies or terrible things occur. I understand when appropriate personnel like the Police, EMTs, FBI, etc. have to listen to these calls to find clues for solving cases and for training purposes. Release them to the families involved if they wish. Play them in court if it helps exonerate the innocent or indict the guilty. The general public, though? Why do we need to hear or see these recordings? Why do we need to play them over and over again across the media outlets? To feel like we're better off? For entertainment?