My example of empathy also stands for the Laundrie parents. They showed none towards Gabby's family. So do they DESERVE empathy? No, they don't. Doesn't keep me from having some -- some -- for them, though, because I AM a human being.
Not a b.s. compliment -- I admire, envy that and strive for that. And while I sincerely believe in the glass houses and 'there but for the grace of God' approach, in all honesty the judgmental streak in me is a mile wide in a case like this.