Being “al-Qaeda’s second-in-command” isn’t a formula to follow if you want to live a long and happy life.
Robin
Either that or the guy’s immortal and they need to send some special forces guys with swords to chop his head off.
“One hit wonder”
Former spouse of Britney Spears.
Footballs hard man…Dirty player.
After the defendant has been aquitted,the police are not continuing with the investigation…He’s guilty as hell and got off on a technicality.
A larger then life,boisterous character…A yob.
Can’t it at least be Nicky? She fights crime at theIHOP! 
“Armed and dangerous”
“After his failed world-record attempt…”
“during a stunt gone horribly wrong…”
“Best known as the runner-up of the VH1 reality show…”
Summoned before a Grand Jury
"self proclaimed ‘Emperor of the World’ "
“human guinea pig”
“<* name>* the Mad”
“costumed criminal” ( especially bad if you AREN’T a comic book character . . . )
My roommates and I were utterly bored one evening and watching some dumb reality show. In the beginning they were interviewing each of the contestants, and in the bottom left corner it’d display their name and a brief descriptor, usually their occupation. One girl’s description was simply “College Graduate”.
I don’t know about anyone else, but if “College Graduate” is all they would be able to come up with for me, I would be pretty disappointed with myself.
IMHO the “history of mental illness” comment wasn’t so much pejorative as something one wouldn’t want to have suffered. Some of these other comments, for example, “identified by dental records,” indicate a fate that’s not stigmatized but still unpleasant enough one wouldn’t want to be described in such a way. I’m sure sufferers of mental illness would rather not be sufferers.
On-topic:
“Laughingstock”
I think it has more to do with the fact of when it would be brought up. You won’t see, “Sailboat, who has a history of mental illness, won SDMB Poster of the Year.” You will see, “The suspect has been identified as Sailboat, who has a history of mental illness.” It’s shorthand for “He did it because his fucking nuts”.
“…still glowing…” probably couldn’t mean anything good.
“…covered in lash marks…”
“…bound and gagged…”
actually all three could describe the morning after a epic one-night stand
Actually, “multiple” is OK if it’s soon followed by “award winning”.
But it’s bad again if “award” is preceded by “Darwin”
Oh, they most definitely could. But I still sure as hell wouldn’t wanna be described as such in the papers… 
I would hate to have the word “ironically” in my obituary.
“Lovecraftian”
“rotting”
“parasitized”
“war criminal”
“targeted”
Officials say he believed he was chatting online with a 13-year-old girl/boy, but was, in fact, talking with a state police detective.
bludgeoned.