Let's take this further: beyond any online community, we've got an entire culture of people who care about fictional characters, sometimes to extremes. And I'm sorry, but that just isn't so if anything, I'll match your sweeping statement with one of my own: I'd think that the people who trusted would be *more* likely to be concerned about the welfare of others around them. But your statement presumes a lot - you're presuming that we're *not* paying attention to our flesh-and-blood neighbors that no one's doing anything else with their lives but hunching down in front of the keyboard merrily typing away. And, yes, this was 'easy compassion' - no one was changing bedpans or anything. Yes, people are hurt and bitter and angry. I think you're being a bit harsh, Charles, when you say 'if you can tear yourself away from your fantasy companions.' Yes, people got caught up in what was supposedly happening. I believe the pastor was called first, not the cops, so take that for what it's worth. It was, but that particular action was done more to alert *someone* that there was a member of the congregation who needed some help. I don't deny that calling the pastor was going a bit far.
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