Interesting turn for a thread that was simply encouraging people to be careful.

I'm not a christian either and my point about compassion is simply an outgrowth of my own personal requirements for MY life. I strive to live my life with honor and compassion, those are two very fundamental cornerstones of my life. When I feel my compassion slipping (since I work in welfare this happens A LOT), I have to look at the people around me and realize that if I lose my ability to feel compassion then I become someone I don't want to be.

Yes the person who went around the flashing lights and the person picking up cans were doing something they shouldn't have been doing...this doesn't mean their death was "deserved". Again, feeling compassion doesn't mean excusing behavior.