If it was a stranger, however, I'd feel sad, but I wouldn't cry.
Exactly! It's like crying for that guy you saw on the news who was beaten to death. Even when it happens every god damned day of our lives.
DEATHDEATHDEATHDEATHDEATHDEAT
HDEATHDEATHDEATH.
Sure, crying for a dead family member or friend is expected, but not a total stranger, even if he was that guy who sold you drugs on the street corner.