Yet other relatives, like Elizabeth Miller, argue that line has been drawn in the wrong place. To them, the petition confuses political disagreement with Islamophobic suspicion, and risks weaponizing a burial ground for partisan aims. Between those who will ignore the mayor, those who will welcome him, and those who wish every politician would simply disappear into the crowd, one truth remains: on that day, every family will stand in the shadow of their own grief, whether anyone is watching or not.