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Originally Posted by Rhiannonsmoon
When you feel nothing it probably scares others because those who hurt that little boy felt nothing for him either, they were capable of such torture and for someone to say "big deal" then those who are shocked and saddened feel they are looking at someone who would do the same things and have no remorse. They see it as "If you don't relate to the little hurt one, then you relate to the killer" that scares most people.
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Not everyone who lacks empathy is a murderer or even relates to murderers. And some people who are capable of empathy are not always moved by stories on the news. People process empathy differently. Furthermore, most murderers are capable of empathy. Many murders are driven by intense emotion, i.e., crimes of passion.