Reply #98: The OP was not "trolling for sympathy" [View All]

[Bridget Burke]

She was just recounting her own experience. In her opinion, rape is worse than murder. It may not be everyone's opinion but I see no reason to attack her over it. Grown women with a good support system may be more able to deal with the aftermath of rape than someone who has suffered repeated child abuse. Still, I would not tell any rape victim to "get over it."

Do you have a limited store of compassion? That is, if you empathize with a survivor of child abuse--you can't care for a cancer victim? The more compassion you show, the more you have.