I can see his point. Some people can easily get attached and feel for others. Some people can't. Just look at Princees Diana, the massive attendance at her funeral. I didn't know her, it didn't affect me, I had no feelings on the matter. So in the truest meaning, I didn't care. That's still a very different thing for wanting somebody hurt, or taking pleasure in it, or not being able to care. Do you weep for every person you read about having died or been seriously injured?
Actually the Dianna example proves just this point, how come she got so much when the man in the street gets (comparitivly) nothing? It's because she was a public figure ane people felt like they knew her and became attached. Not so with the man on the street. You don't treat all people equally. That's what friends are, afterall.