Those two people were swayed more by sympathy and emotion for the family than anything objective. That's my feeling.

At this point, we would also like to express our deepest sympathy to the family of Tom Fox.

And now this word to all of you: You should be like one big happy family, full of sympathy toward each other, loving one another with tender hearts and humble minds

This is a sad and tragic situation for this child and his family and I offer sympathy to them. This unfortunate situation could have been avoided with proper crime prevention measures in the proper storage of the firearm.

We want to express our heartfelt sympathy to the families of all the victims and to all the community for this senseless tragedy. Please say prayers for everyone touched by these terrible events.

Part of the issue is that people feel pets are family members. It's a valid emotion, and it's a valid grief.