I thought Connet. Was terrible, but I didn't blubber over it like some people? Am I heartless?

Question

When I first heard the connecticut story I thought to myself "God that's awful" and "this is nasty sh!t." Actually I hoped they botched up the death toll because it was almost unreal to imagine so many cute American kids dying at school.
to be honest my first reaction was more along the lines of "WTF? And how did this sh!t happen?"


However, unlike most peiple I know, even with the faces of cute (deceased) kids shoved in my face all day, I haven't shed a tear.

Most people I know who live nowhere near Conn are still going on about how "OMG I CAN'T STOP CRYING" or "The tears are flowing" or worse "JESUS PLEASE PLEASE JESUS WHY JESUS HAVE MERCY ON THE CHILDREN. JESUS HOW CAN YOU LET THIS HAPPEN, WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TO?" while harvesting tears fit for a whale.

Of course the kids did nothing to warrant such an unusually morbid demise, but for those on FB claiming they're still blubbering and sucking their thumbs... Really? I mean none of them have any connection to Connecticut at all.

I mean if you really feel bad, pray for them. If you're an atheist send a card expressing your condolonces. Do something other than say you've been "crying all day".

The same happened with Aurora. I can't tell you have any posts I read by people who lived nowhere near CO claiming they were weeping for the precious babies. Or saying, "this si the worst thing ever to happen. What is this world coming to?" As if that's the first time a nut put bullets in a group of innocent peoples heads.

I don't consider myself heartless, do you? I looked at pictures of Aurora and the kids all day and not a tear fell from my eye. Granted I felt empty inside, but did I say the typical "WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TO? Those babies :-(" No.

Answer 1

Yes, you are heartless. In regards to the Aurora and Conn killings, you don't have a heart in the game.



But it's not surprising. You said it yourself. You don't have a personal connection to any of the attacks. Perhaps, like me, you realize that the media is the true monster, hunting down the most horrific stories and portraying them as a genuine threat no matter how rare they are.



For instance, I take my "heartlessness" one step further and try to bring attention to the fact that terrorism is a literal 1 in a million threat. According to the US government's statistics from the 1960s all the way through to today, the # of deaths due to international terrorism is around 700 per year, and domestic terrorism is around 8,000. With a population of 7 billion, it's either a 1 in 10 million threat, or a 1 in a million threat.



Too bad most people don't understand probability and statistics, and trust the media to accurately portray information about these "threats."

Answer 2

of course it is horrible ... where are the tears and outrage especially by the politicians for the millions of dismembered and saline burned to death and partial birth abortions... millions of innocent defenseless murdered by law... Life is a warzone... we are a people born into a fallen world...

Answer 3

Everyone reacts to tragedy in different ways. Don't feel you have to react in a certain way just because others are. Some people are just more emotionally demonstrative then others.