Well... I do agree it's not the most empathic response, but if you read the article again is that the weirdest lack of appropriate emotion you see?

I must say I'm more concerned about the combination of her father beating her mother to pieces with a hammer, and her writing an upbeat and loving letter to him some 20 years later... To me that's the heartbreaking story here.

UPDATE: Edited to clarify that I think there's room to empathize with Adria.