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We can't feel compassion for this man who chose to murder a young man like himself for the benefit of his bosses. He is responsible for killing Carlo Giuliani for a paycheck, much as he might pretend to be a victim. But everyone should know that there is nothing to be gained from being a mercenary.

I can't see what we stand to lose by feeling compassion for this guy

That "can't" is descriptive, not prescriptive or proscriptive. Compassion itself is a good thing, provided it moves us to act against injustice. But let us feel it first of all for those murdered, not for the murderers, who are often portrayed to us as more human, more deserving.