I recently came upon a quote in an article about fascinations with dead or missing children. Referring specifically to the Casey Anthony trial, a woman related her feelings to every mother in the world, saying we all should feel obligated to care about this and compelled to follow it.
...Mmm. No, no I don't. For one, I don't plan on killing my kid. There is no empathy there. For two, I'm a total puss. I go out of my way to avoid reading headlines about dead babies. Or dead children. Or dead dogs, dead wildlife, and ESPECIALLY dead cats. I still have trouble watching the scene in Homeward Bound were the cat goes over the waterfall, even though I know Sassy is just fine in the end.
*In a realistic context, to be fair. I mean, if we're talking Itchy and Scratchy...
