i know that i rarely feel too bad about the consequences for stupidity. when it comes ot death, however, my empathy quickly shifts away from the deceased and onto their families. i know this is directly linked to my own fears regarding my imminent departure, but it is no less profound.
i've been in photofinishing for 10 years. my last employer in this field did film for a number of county sherrif's in iowa, and for the polk county medical examiner. i've seen more than my fair share of highway accident, sucide, and crime scene photographs.
when i finally got over the graphic nature of the pictures, i began puting together the stories of the victims. invariably i began to fixate on the survivors and their struggles and feelings.
i don't really have a direction for this reply, but i wanted to share regardless. i guess the point that can be derived is that it isn't always about people paying for their own stupid actions, but their loved ones, too, become shattered.
i should add (for clarity) that i don't take your reaction, or lack thereof, as bad necessarily. perhaps you are jaded by your experiences. you've no doubt dealt with death and it's grieving nature on more than a few occasions. i have not been so (un)fortunate. my acquaintences with death have been rather few outside of the photofinishing industry. i still struggle with it on the regular.