Adios Bandidos

Is it a bad thing that I don’t care about these 8 dead bikers? When I heard the story about 8 bodies being found in a small town, my initial reaction was sadness because I was thinking it was going to a domestic incident with an entire family dead. But when it turned out to be 8 biker guys, I confess I thought “no loss, good riddance”. Does this make me a terrible person? I realize these guys had wives and children and friends, but they were criminals, so am I wrong to not care about their deaths. I think I am indeed wrong. But at the same time, thinking or knowing I am wrong, doesn’t make me feel I am capable of changing my opinion.

I think George Stroumbouloupoulous (let’s call him Georgie S, shall we?) raised this issue on his show this week, but I didn’t see his take on it. I’d like to think most people, whether they admit it or not, probably think like me. Or maybe I’m just cold-hearted. Is this how simply we view the value of human life. If you are good, I’m sad for you and your family if bad things happen, but if you are bad (to quote an old acquaintance) “hope you die”. It can’t be that simple, can it?