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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Empathy.  That's why some of us feel sorry for the shooter and his family.  I felt bad for the sniper shooters.  The Boston bombers.  The black guy who ran down people in that parade in Milwaukee.  It doesn't matter what race.  I feel bad because I am human and I empathize with anyone who's life is now over and will never see the light of day again.  To never be on the outside again is to never fully live again.  I feel because I cannot imagine spending the rest of my life, especially at age 18, in prison.  That is hell to me.  So this empathy comes out of wishing these people made better choices and did not commit the acts they did.

This empathy can happen at the same time as hating what they did and fully supporting the victims and victims' families.

These people are so wrapped up into a mindset that they lack the self-awareness of how ludicrous it is.  That's what kills me.  When you hear interviews of people who used to be white nationalists talk about it after the fact.  And you just wish all of them could escape it before it's too late.

There is sadness for everyone involved.[/quote]

A really touching movie on Hulu about two parents who meet. One set is the parents of a child who was murdered and the other set is the parents of the murderer. It is really interesting and thought provoking. It is called Mass. Here's the review of it. https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/mass-movie-review-2021[/quote]

I am the original compassion poster from page one of this thread, also known as bona fides because I dared to post about my social justice work to which I’ve dedicated nearly all my adult life.

I’m glad to know there are some others here who have a capacity for empathy and compassion for those driven to violence by the many poisons in our society - among them people with minds so closed they cannot see any humanity in people who think differently than them.

I also recommend the film Mass, which I recently viewed. But I recognize that some people are simply incapable of grasping certain concepts in life until/unless life deals them a tragedy beyond their current comprehension - and even then some people get mired in hate and stay there forever.[/quote]

Thanks; this looks really worthwhile and worth the time.  Will check it out!  [/quote]

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