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Re:Cards Against Humanity is digging a hole in the earth by throwaway729 on Saturday November 26, 2016 @02:32PM (#13045446)
Judgmental characterizations aren't necessarily inconsistent with empathy and compassion. Especially in the context of an LEO.

I probably wouldn't blindly trust someone who cycles in and out of addictive or manic shopping with a large line of credit or with carte blanc access to a lot of other people's valuables. Just because their addiction makes them untrustworthy doesn't mean they're a bad person.

Also, using Amazon as a library isn't necessarily indicative of manic shopping. It could just be that the person is acting in their own self interest and not taking into account the effects of their actions on Amazon's other customers.

Canceling valid CC charges has a lot of explanations -- maybe the person is just a habitual liar in way that's best thought of in a medical context.

But in all of these cases, empathy and judgement can go hand-in-hand.

Re:Cards Against Humanity is digging a hole in the earth by crawfordcomeaux on Saturday November 26, 2016 @09:43PM (#13047404)
I completely agree. In the future, I'd rather say I prefer to seek non-judgmental explanations before bringing judgment to the table, as it allows me to identify more potential scenarios.