FoldedInBlackClouds

There you go. Now you're getting the hang of it.

Seconded. I think what you did easily puts you in the top 1% of humanity in my book. I'm always such a coward when it comes to standing against people I know.

Not many people understand me when I say I feel bad for the murderer because I know I'm not really that different than him, and that I could be him given other circumstances.

I would wholly echo your perception that people are a hell of a lot more "base" than they realize.